Constancy, far from being a virtue, seems often to be the besetting sin of the human race, daughter of laziness and self-sufficiency,… — Freya Stark Copy Share Image
“You yearn to stay in this in-between place, where the beauty of the times you have freshly bade farewell to is still… — Agnes Chew Copy Share Image
Over the years, Americans in particular have been all too willing to squander their hard-earned independence and freedom for the illusion of… — Cody Lundin Copy Share Image
“The store customer, who comes home with a package under his arm has learned nothing, except that a ten dollar bill is… — Helen Nearing Copy Share Image
“Because to be so simplistic is not enough. Until and unless our people have learned the rudiments of the basic foundations or… — Luis Taruc Copy Share Image
“At thirty-nine, I learned how to change a tyre, how to shovel snow, how to stack wood. I learned how to meet… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“Moments later, I was climbing nervously into the back of the car. The driver wore the archetypal expression of an antagonist. No… — Agnes Chew Copy Share Image
A person who makes full use of and exploits his talents, potentialities, and capacities. Such a person seems to be fulfilling himself… — Abraham Maslow Copy Share Image
I believe in greater self-sufficiency. International sport is tough, no doubt, but there shouldn't be too many crutches. In most cases sports… — Glenn Turner Copy Share Image
“This much is clear to me: insofar as I am capable of feeling such pleasures as I believe Nick felt, I am… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
“The fear of abandonment forced me to comply as a child, but I’m not forced to comply anymore. The key people in… — Christina Enevoldsen Copy Share Image
Our forbears worked hard this difficult land, and their reward was the freedom and independence of self-sufficiency. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A little prosperity and peace, or even a turn slightly for the better, can bring us feelings of self-sufficiency. We can feel… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
The concept of loneliness and exile and self-sufficiency continually bucks me up. — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Self-sufficiency, independence, the capacity to stand apart, to differ, to resist, and to defy-all are modes of being human. — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
When we speak of being vulnerable, it suggests being especially vulnerable to pain. People for whom personal dignity and self-sufficiency are everything,… — May Sarton Copy Share Image
Individuals motivated by self-interest, self-indulgence, and a false sense of self-sufficiency pursue selfish ambition for the purpose of self-glorification. — C. J. Mahaney Copy Share Image
The dangers of apparent self-sufficiency explain why Our Lord regards the vices of the feckless and dissipated so much more leniently than… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Scavenge not for fruits where you planted no trees. Dig not for gold where you buried no treasures.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Change from the inside out involves a steadfast gaze upon our Lord that's life changing because it reflects a deep turning from… — Larry Crabb Copy Share Image
Learn to spot and avoid "writer groupies." The writer's self-sufficiency and our love for our work tend to attract insecure people who… — Florence King Copy Share Image
You can leave a kid alone and it will learn to fend for itself, how to work the remote, a tin opener,… — Al Murray Copy Share Image
When will we learn, when will the people of the world get up and say, Enough is enough. God created us for… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
