Dependence Quote by Joseph Addison

Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness.

— Swami Vivekananda

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self.

— John Gay

Our dependence outweighs our independence, for we are independent only in our desire, while we are dependent on our health, on nature, on society,…

— Henri Frederic Amiel

DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears.

— Ambrose Bierce

Emotional dependence is the opposite of emotional strength. It means needing to have others to survive, wanting others to "do it for us," and…

— Sue Thoele

Description of man: dependence, longing for independence, need.

— Blaise Pascal

Being able to depend on someone doesn't mean you're dependent on them.

— Sarah Rees Brennan

The word "independence" is united to the accessory ideas of dignity and virtue. The word "dependence" is united to the ideas of inferiority and…

— Jeremy Bentham

The idea of dependence is an explanation, whereas self-sufficiency is an unprecedented, nonanalogous concept in terms of what we know about life within nature.…

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

“Everyone really is an independent person. When we become a dependent person, we lose our independence. A good part of our work is to…

— Art Hochberg

“The little-understood concept of interdependence appears to many to smack of dependence, and therefore, we find people, often for selfish reasons, leaving their marriages,…

— Stephen R. Covey

Every man is his own man. You can be dependent but only up to a certain extent. Never blame anyone when things fail because…

— Frank Matobo