Quotes about Self-reliance

A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. And as he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse others as the cause of his condition, and builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts; ceases to kick against circumstances, but begins to use them as aids to his more rapid progress, and as a means of discovering the hidden powers and possibilities within himself.

Relating personal problems to associates and customers. Your personal problems are important to you—and only you. Everyone has their share and they don't want to hear about yours.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

the soul of a free man looks at life as a series of problems to be solved and solves them, while the soul of a slave whines, 'What can I do who am but a slave?

But the word faith is better translated as "confidence" and "trust," because it is about something inside you and not directed toward something external.

How do you expect to arrive at the end of your journey if you take the road to another man's city?(100)

THE most dangerous man in the world is the contemplative who is guided by nobody. He trusts his own visions. He obeys the attractions of an interior voice but will not listen to other men. He identifies the will of God with anything that makes him feel, within his own heart, a big, warm, sweet interior glow. The sweeter and the warmer the feeling is the more he is convinced of his own infallibility.

Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.