INDEPENDENCE

Related Subjects: Freedom, Liberty, Security, Self-reliance

1. To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile,
   Assiduous wait upon her;
   And gather gear by ev'ry wile
   That's justified by honor:
   Not for to hide it in a hedge,
   Nor for a train-attendant;
   But for the glorious privilege
   Of being independent.—BURNS, Epistle to a Young Friend
   

2. Each man for himself.—CHAUCER, Canterbury Tales
   

3. Depend on no man, on no friend but him who can depend on himself. He only who acts conscientiously toward himself, will act so toward others.—LAVATER
   

4. A great step towards independence is a good-humored stomach.—SENECA
   

5. The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.—THOREAU, Walden
   

6. It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment,—Independence now and Independence forever.—DANIEL WEBSTER