Quotes about Self-reliance

I consider it an extremely dangerous doctrine, because the more likely we are to assume that the solution comes from the outside, the less likely we are to solve our problems ourselves.

Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice.

I don't want people following Jon Kabat-Zinn. I want them following themselves.

A Christian is never dependent on the response of others to grow spiritually. It's our own heart's decisions that matter.

Always be yourself. Express yourself, have faith in yourself. Don't go looking for a successful personality and just duplicate it.

Independent inquiry is needed in your search for truth, not dependence on anyone else's view or a mere book

The more we value things, the less we value our selves. — We should devote ourselves to being self-sufficient and must not depend upon the external rating by others for our happiness. So it is true that the more we value things, the less we value our self. The more we depend upon others for esteem, the less we are self-sufficient.

If there is a God, he is within. You don't ask God to give you things, you depend on God for your inner theme.

Whoever is not in the possession of leisure can hardly be said to possess independence.

Better be an old maid, a woman with herself for a husband, than the wife of a fool; and Solomon more than hints that all men are fools; and every wise man knows himself to be one.

No one gets away with anything, ever, so take responsibility for your own life.

Follow your own star!