Self Reliance Quotes

341 Self Reliance quotes by 199 unique authors

The fact is that liberty, in any true sense, is a concept that lies quite beyond the reach of the inferior man's mind. And no… — H. L. Mencken
Every form of true education trains the student in self-reliance — John Henrik Clarke
Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance — Daniel De Leon
The system is not intended as a substitute for private savings, pension plans, and insurance protection. It is, rather, intended as the foundation upon which… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
I find it ironic that Republicans have such disdain for the lazy, and yet their solution to every problem is do nothing. Their answer to… — Bill Maher
We may as well face the fact, and face it squarely, that we are too much governed. The agencies of government have multiplied, their ramifications… — Unknown Author
In his essay 'Self-Reliance' Emerson wrote, 'Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.' The Apostle Paul reminds us that whoso would be a… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Running is the classical road to self-consciousn ess, self-awareness and self-reliance. Independence is the outstanding characteristic of a runner. He learns the harsh reality of… — Noel Coward
The Lord continues to empty us in order to teach us to lay aside all self-reliance, that we may cling to Christ alone. — Paul Washer
No one can be great, or good, or happy except through the inward efforts of themselves. — Frederick William Robertson
Part of Obama's persona is self-reliance. He's calm; he's cool; he's self-possessed. In many ways, he has tried to define himself in opposition to Clinton's… — Dee Dee Myers
The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself. — Calvin Coolidge
If we expected self-reliance of family groups, if we expected hardiness and resilience and initiative on the part of individuals, and if we rewarded initiative… — Bernard Levin
When you stand and overcome a significant setback, you'll find an increasing inner confidence and self-assurance that has been created by conquering defeat. Absorbing and… — Bill Walsh
Self-confidence without self-reliance is as useless as a cooking recipe without food. Self-confidence sees the possibilities of the individual; self-reliance realizes them. Self-confidence sees the… — William George Jordan
True self-reliance does not mean reliance on one's physical strength; it means reliance on something mightier, something which is less perishable... It means trusting in… — Swami Paramananda
If you are an adult, you are responsible for your life and well-being. No one owes you the fulfillment of your needs or wants; no… — Nathaniel Branden
There is a class of persons to whom by all spiritual affinity i am bought and sold; for them i will go to prison, if… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man must consider what a blindman's-buff is this game of conformity. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tacks. See the line from a sufficient distance, and it straightens itself… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whence, then, this worship of the past? The centuries are conspirators against the sanity and authority of the soul. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature suffers nothing to remain in her kingdom which cannot help itself. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
And truly it demands something god like in him who has cast off the common motives of humanity, and has ventured to trust himself for… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let a stoic open the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but can and must detach themselves; that with the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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