Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Quotations by Category Quotations by Person Quotations SearchQuotes for the Day 2026-06-23Every man is, no doubt, by nature, first and principally recommended to his own care; and as he is fitter to take care of himself than of any other person, it is fit and right that it should be so.~ Adam SmithMy mother worked as a domestic, two, sometimes three jobs at a time because she didn’t want to be on welfare. She felt very strongly that if she gave up and went on welfare, that she would give up control of her life and of our lives, and I think she was probably correct about that. … But, one thing that she provided us was a tremendous example of what hard work is like.~ Dr. Ben CarsonThe real "haves" are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They acquire all of these by developing and applying their potentialities. On the other hand, the real "have nots" are they who cannot have aught except by depriving others of it. They can feel free only by diminishing the freedom of others, self-confident by spreading fear and dependence among others, and rich by making others poor.~ Eric Hoffer Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This quote is found in these categories: About Bio of Quotations by Books by/about videos on Wikipedia