Quotes about Self-reliance
Nothing worse than a man who makes excuses, blames others, and refuses responsibility for his own actions." No doubt there were real experiences that underlined the worthlessness of excuse makers for these men.
— James MacDonald
Quotes. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
— James Madison
The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people think, repose upon a manly bosom. Much more efficacious are honest work, physical activity, and the sudden acquisition of wealth.
— Dorothy Sayers
Every man should be content to mind his own business.
— Aesop
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— Rachel Hauck
It is easy in the world to live after the worlds opinions; it is easy in solitude to live after your own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good breeding, a union of kindness and independence.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Self-reliance, the height and perfection of man, is reliance on God.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
We must be our own before we can be another's.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Worry is momentary atheism crying out for correction by trust in a good, sovereign God. Suffering breaks self-reliance.
— Randy Alcorn