„Respect the gods, without relying on their help.“

— Miyamoto Musashi

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„Generosity is to help a deserving person without his request, and if you help him after his request, then it is either out of self-respect or to avoid rebuke.“
— Ali
„She glanced at him. “What gods do you respect?”“None.”“And why not?”“I help myself,” he said.“
— Octavia E. Butler
„You cannot learn what you are made of if you rely on anyone or anything else to help you.“
— Christopher Paolini
„He respects owl, because you can't help respecting anybody who can spell TUESDAY, even if he doesn't spell it right.“
— A.A. Milne
„There may be fairies, there may be elves, but God helps those who help themselves.“
— Stephen King