If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you're never tried before. Money can't buy love. But it CAN rent a very close imitation. Always try to be modest. I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Hard work pays off in the future.
Laziness pays off now. Half the people you know are below average. I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed.