Quotes About Self-reliance

From my tutor: not to become a 5Green or Blue supporter at the races, or side with the Lights or Heavies in the amphitheatre; to tolerate pain and feel few needs; to work with my own hands and mind my own business; to be deaf to malicious gossip.

he is poor, who has need of another, and has not from himself all things that are useful for life.

37. I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.

Be cheerful also, and seek not external help nor the tranquillity which others give. A man then must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.

alegre e sereno, e não busque a tranquilidade nos outros. Um homem deve se manter ereto, apoiado em si mesmo, e não se valer dos demais como muleta.

A man then must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.

Did someone do me wrong? That's their problem—they harmed their own character, not mine. I will stay focused on my own thoughts and actions.

preocuparse de su propio cuerpo con mesura, no como si tuviera apego a la vida, sin llegar al maquillaje pero tampoco desde luego al abandono, de forma que por su propia diligencia precisaba poquísimo de la medicina, de sus medicamentos o ungüentos, de uso interno o externo; ceder

Cuánta holgura se logra si no se mira lo que el vecino dijo, hizo o pensó, sino lo que hace uno mismo, para que también esta acción sea justa, santa y conforme con el bien! No observes los malos caracteres, sino lleva adelante tu camino hacia el fin, sin mirar acá ni allá, por los lados.

You have to assemble your life yourself - action by action. And be satisfied if each one achieves its goal, as far as it can. No one can keep that from happening.

Nature did not blend things so inextricably that you can't draw your own boundaries—place your own well-being in your own hands. It's quite possible to be a good man without anyone realizing it. Remember that.

when I have anything to do, to do it myself rather than by others; not to meddle with many businesses; and not easily to admit of any slander.

The person who loves reputation supposes that his own good depends on the activities of others; the lover of pleasure finds his own good in being affected by his emotions. But the person who has Intelligence understands the good to be in his own actions.

Everyone gets one life. Yours is almost used up, and instead of treating yourself with respect, you have entrusted your own happiness to the souls of others.

Endure labour; nor to need many things; when I have anything to do, to do it myself rather than by others; not to meddle with many businesses; and not easily to admit of any slander.

for let that which suffers, look to itself.

Don't waste the rest of your life worrying about what others think and do. Direct your thoughts to a useful end. When you dissipate your mental energy on things you can't control, you lose the opportunity to accomplish something yourself.

He poor, that stands in need of another, and hath not in himself all things needful for this life.

Love the discipline you know, and let it support you. Entrust everything willingly to the gods, and then make your way through life—no one's master and no one's slave.

A man who has put first his own mind and divinity, and worships the supremacy of the god within him, makes no drama of his life, no hand-wringing, no craving for solitude or crowds:

But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.

Thou mayest live out thy life with none to constrain thee in the utmost peace of mind even though the whole world cry out against thee what they will

O que depende de nós é, por natureza, livre, sem impedimento, sem contrariedade, enquanto o que não depende de nós é fraco, escravo, sujeito a impedimento, estranho

Habite en ti la serenidad, la ausencia de necesidad de ayuda externa y de la tranquilidad que procuran otros. Conviene, por consiguiente, mantenerse recto, no enderezado.