Quotes About Self-reliance

No food without blood and sweat." "Farmers are busy; farmers are busy; if farmers weren't busy, where would grain to get through the winter come from?" "In winter, the lazy man freezes to death." "Don't depend on heaven for food, but on your own two hands carrying the load." "Useless to ask about the crops, it all depends on hard work and fertilizer." "If a man works hard, the land will not be lazy.

hard work, shrewd planning and self-reliance or cooperation with a small group will in time bring recompense.

I am the chief steward of my fate, I am the fireman of my soul.

Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.

Its good to keep wide-open ears and listen to what everybody else has to say, but when you come to make a decision, you have to weigh all of what youve heard on its own, and place it where it belongs, and come to a decision for yourself; youll never regret it. But if you form the habit of taking what someone else says about a thing without checking it out for yourself, youll find that other people will have you hating your friends and loving your enemies.

I for one believe that if you give people a thorough understanding of what confronts them and the basic causes that produce it, they'll create their own program, and when the people create a program, you get action.

There is something servile in the habit of seeking after a law which we may obey. We may study the laws of matter at and for our convenience, but a successful life knows no law.

Your success is no longer about your ability to do what you are told, and do it well.

Man is an end in himself.

The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves.

Under normal periods any man's success hinges about five percent on what others do for him and 95 percent on what he does.

The thought of being completely dependent disturbs people till the moment their eyes are opened to reality.

If you want to trust yourself, make decisions that aregrounded in your authentic principles. Don't lie. Don'tcheat. Don't push others down to obtain success.

Never allow your reality to be influenced by another's listless view of you.

I am successful because I did not waste time bothering about what others were doing but focussed on what I was doing.

Your success in life depends on you more than any other external factors.

Until Africa changes it's Mindset - It will forever be a "basket case" looking for international support, funding and charity.We need to Rethink Innovation

No one is to blame for your future situation but yourself. If you want to be successful, then become "Successful".

There is no force in the universe that can harm you, unless you allow it to.

We owe some of our successes to people who did not want to help us more than we do to those who have helped us.

Every morning I look in the mirror and remind myself: "No one owes you sh*t!" In this way, I am never disappointed. Never placing blame.

Stars don't beg the sky to shine.

You are human, so stop acting as if though you are a sheep and start thinking for yourself.

If you think someone or something other than yourself is responsible for your happiness or success, I'd guess you're not that happy or successful.