Josiah Gilbert Holland Quotes

Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man.

Nothing save divine power is capable of doing so much for man as he can for himself.

Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from heaven, one has to help oneself.

Ultimately the greatest help is self-help.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

Do yourself a favor, become your own savior.

Help thyself, then thou wilt also have the help of the Almighty.

Now I see that I will never find the light Unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, Consuming myself.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

I don't have to do anything for anyone else's benefit anymore. I just want to exceed my own expectations.

No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.

I know that no one can really stop me but myself and that really no one can help me but myself.

Men must necessarily be the active agents of their own well-being and well-doing they themselves must in the very nature of things be their own best helpers.

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.

The gods help them that help themselves.

We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

Others can challenge and motivate us, but we must reach down deep into our souls and call forth our God-given intelligence and capabilities. We cannot do this when we depend on the efforts of someone else.

I'm of the school of thought where if you can't sort something out for yourself then no one can help you.

Doing for people what they can and ought to do for themselves is a dangerous experiment …. The welfare of the workers depends on their own initiative.

Luke Cage isn't going to throw a pity party for himself. He literally says to himself, 'This is the world I'm in. These are the circumstances I have.' He's a self-made man. He's trying to continuously build, and that's what's interesting about him. He's a work in progress.

You have to empower yourself.

My idea of putting the city on is giving inspiration to others to want to put themselves on. You should never depend on someone else to put you on. I used to do that, and it didn't get me anywhere.

I've never felt like I was living in anyone's shadow. My life was what it was.

I don't need others to push me. I push myself.