Don't let ambition get so far ahead that it loses sight of the job at hand.
An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.
The way to get ahead is to start now.
Women lie about their age; men lie about their income.
Always remember that there is a law of compensation which operates just as infallibly as gravitation, and that victory goes at last where it ought to, and that this is just as true of individuals as of nations.
Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.