Personal Responsibility Quotes

"You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics." "The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them" "A man's conscience and his judgment is the same thing, and as the judgment, so also the conscience may be erroneous." "We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it " "The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be " "Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy" "When people are lame, they love to blame." "We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell." "Control your own destiny or someone else will." "The greatest gift you can give somebody is your own personal development. I used to say, ‘If you will take care of me, I will take care of you.’ Now I say, ‘I will take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me’" "Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance." "Each person must live their life as a model for others." "The gods help them that help themselves." "Afflictions are often the result of imprudence." "We are all self-made, but only the successful will admit it"