“The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man. For him all doors are flung wide: him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire. Our love goes out to him and embraces him, because he did not need it. We solicitously and apologetically caress and celebrate him, because he held on his way and scorned our disapprobation. The gods loved him because men hated him.”
“Are you angry that others disappoint you? remember you cannot depend upon yourself”
Benjamin Franklin
“Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say "I think," "I am," but quotes some saint or sage”
“A man is a little thing while he works by and for himself; but when he gives voice to the rules of love and justice, he is godlike”
“No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself.”
“Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.”
Stacey Charter
