If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame. Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy. Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. No matter how much you do, you never do enough.
Hard work has a future payoff.
Laziness pays off now. He who hesitates is probably right. Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense. Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Think negative, and you've already failed.