Quote by Wesley J. Smith Download Open image ““dependency harms culture. People thrive the more they can be self-reliant.”” — Wesley J. Smith ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Being self-sufficient is not selfish; it is a need. Harming others or yourself is not selfish because it will never benefit the self; it… — Elizabeth Cartwright Copy Share Image
“Our culture confuses the pain of isolation with some impossible ideal of “self-sufficiency,” and then celebrates it.” — Wayne Muller Copy Share Image
“Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care for the betterment of others is good.” — Richie Norton Copy Share Image
“Why do we persist in giving away food when we know it fosters dependency?” “Because it’s easier!” — Robert D. Lupton Copy Share Image
“In every instance I noted that a people’s prosperity or misery lay in direct proportion to its freedom or its inhibitions and, along the… — José Rizal Copy Share Image
“The Culture gives us so much, but in fact it’s only taking things away from us, lobotomizing everybody in it, taking away their choices,… — Iain M. Banks Copy Share Image
“The more self-sufficient we are, the less we need others. The less we need others, the less likely we are to form the bonds… — Jeff Shinabarger Copy Share Image
“In other words, nourishing internal culture must precede expanding outside influence. Real change is inside-out.” — Will Mancini Copy Share Image
“Circumstances and environments have influence over us, but we are responsible for ourselves.” — Owen D Hill Copy Share Image
“When individuals and communities do not govern self, they risk being ruled by external forces that care less about the well-being of the village.” — T.F. Hodge Copy Share Image
“Selfishness may result in one's sense of superiority, but life as such will surely deny them.” — Eraldo Banovac Copy Share Image
I find it bitterly ironic that the bulk of the money a medical-malpractice jury awarded to Terri [Schaivo] for use in making her better… — Wesley J. Smith Copy Share Image
The morality of the 21st century will depend on how we respond to this simple but profound question: Does every human life have equal… — Wesley J. Smith Copy Share Image
Once self-killing is an acceptable answer, how do you logically limit it to the dying? What about the disabled, who may live longer and… — Wesley J. Smith Copy Share Image
“I used to think that people worried about one world government were more than a little paranoid. Today, not so much.” — Wesley J. Smith Copy Share Image
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