Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.

Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.

Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.

Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life.

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.

Study to be what you wish to seem.

Study to be what you wish to seem.

Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words.

Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words.

God expects but one thing of you, and that is that you should come out of yourself in so far read more

God expects but one thing of you, and that is that you should come out of yourself in so far as you are a created being made and let God be God in you.

We have to look at our own inertia, insecurities, self-hate, fear that, in truth, we have nothing valuable to say. read more

We have to look at our own inertia, insecurities, self-hate, fear that, in truth, we have nothing valuable to say. When your writing blooms out of the back of this garbage compost, it is very stable. You are not running from anything. You can have a sense of artistic security. If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.

Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.

Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.

Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself.

Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself.