Quotes About Self-support

6. Strive for undependence. Begin examining the ways we are dependent, emotionally and financially, on the people around us.

Ee come a time when eby tub haffa res pon e won bottom, said Hepzibah, then translated: At some point in life, you have to stand on your own two feet.

I think that with the proliferation of writing programs, people tend to forget that you also have to get used to working alone, and you have to be your own support.

Not even self-love can always be counted on for support.

The best helping hand that you will ever receive is the one at the end of your own arm.

Remember, if something goes wrong, if you need anything at all, you're absolutely on your own.

I felt suddenly very young - or perhaps I felt my age: an almost childlike twenty-two, rather than that permanent middle-age that attaches itself to the man who lives alone and supports himself by wearing a suit in a city not of his birth.

But there were no servants here. She would have to manage by herself.

Well, I'll tell you one thing, you can give him all the help in the world, but unless he learns to fend for himself, it'll be useless.

The people cannot look to legislation generally for success. Industry, thrift, character, are not conferred by act or resolve. Government cannot relieve from toil. It can provide no substitute for the rewards of service. It can, of course, care for the defective and recognize distinguished merit. The normal must care for themselves. Self-government means self-support.

Supporting myself at an early age was the best training for life I could have possibly received.

I don't need anybody here." "Sure you do. Who's going to answer the door while you're asleep in your casket?

One of the most difficult things I ever did was learn to support myself through my whole range of emotional experiences without running away.

You can't do everything for everyone, not even for yourself. It's okay to ask for help when you need it.

H]e developed a private philosophy of total self-reliance, an unyielding internal sufficiency that requires no external support from others.

The most important thing, I've found, is to be self-reliant.

The proverb warnes you'',''dont bite the hand that feeds you,''but maybe you should,''if it prevents you from feeding yourself.

If you're lookin' for a helpin' hand, try the one at the end of your arm.

Do for yourself or do without.

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

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.

Every tub must stand on its own bottom.

Self-reliance is very excellent, but as for independence, there is no such thing.

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm