Quotes about Self-reliance

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.

The naked man fear no pickpocket.

I aint drinkin after no mule, said the hermit. Have you not got no old bucket nor nothin?

You have an independent income, the only thing that never lets you down.

Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me. The long brown path before me leading me wherever I choose. Henceforth, I ask not good fortune, I myself am good fortune. Henceforth, I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing.

I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.

Alone far in the wilds and mountains I hunt, Wandering amazed at my own lightness and glee, In the late afternoon choosing a safe spot to pass the night, Kindling a fire and broiling the freshkilled game, Soundly falling asleep on the gathered leaves, my dog and gun by my side.

For America, if eligible at all to downfall and ruin, is eligible within herself, not without;

Not I, not any one else can travel that road for you, You must travel it for yourself.

Whatever is manufactured outwardly by our own effort is not real and is doomed to frustration and defeat.

My wish simply is to live my life as fully as I can. In both our work and our leisure, I think, we should be so employed. And in our time this means that we must save ourselves from the products that we are asked to buy in order, ultimately, to replace ourselves.