All seasoned players know, or at least have felt, that when you are playing your best, you are much the same as in a state of meditation. You are free of tension and chatter. You are concentrating on one thing. It is the ideal condition for good golf.
A good putter is a match for anyone. A bad putter is a match for no one.
Lessons are not to take the place of practice, but to make practice worthwhile.
Make a game out of practice, you're still a child at heart
Be brave if you lose and meek if you win.
Life is full of many minor annoyances, and few matters of real consequence.