Quotes about Self-reliance

No one else can live your life for you. No one else can succeed for you!

There is one irrefutable law of the universe: We are each responsible for our own life.

So long as you're still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.

The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.

Your vision is for you. And there will be many times when other people can't see your vision. That's all right because if God gave you the vision, God will give you the provision. God is not going to bring your provision through your sister's vision. It's going to come to you, for you, through you, as soon as you eliminate the deficiencies." — Iyanla Vanzant

Whether you flounder or flourish is always in your hands—you are the single biggest influence in your life.

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.