Be sure, my son, and remember that the best men always make themselves.—PATRICK HENRY.
Hereditary bondsmen, know ye not
Who would be free themselves must strike the blow?
BYRON.
God gives every bird its food, but he does not throw it into the nest.—J. G. HOLLAND.
Never forget that others will depend upon you, and that you cannot depend upon them.—DUMAS, FILS.
Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, which we ascribe to Heaven.—SHAKESPEARE.
The best education in the world is that got by struggling to obtain a living.—WENDELL PHILLIPS.
Every person has two educations, one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives himself.—GIBBON.
What the superior man seeks is in himself: what the small man seeks is in others.—CONFUCIUS.
Who waits to have his task marked out,
Shall die and leave his errand unfulfilled.
LOWELL.
In battle or business, whatever the game,
In law, or in love, it's ever the same:
In the struggle for power, or scramble for pelf,
Let this be your motto, "Rely on yourself."
SAXE.