Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it; having heard it is not as good as having seen it; having seen it is not as good as knowing it; knowing it is not as good as putting it into practice.
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Xunzi
Treat yourself as you are, and you will remain as you are. Treat yourself as you could be, and you will become what you should be.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. - Alan Watts