I think it’s a mistake to ever look for hope outside of one’s self. Arthur Miller
There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one’s self. John Gay
Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance. William F. Buckley, Jr
Humility is the part of wisdom, and is most becoming in men. But let no one discourage self-reliance; it is, of all the rest, the greatest quality of true manliness. Louis Kossuth