The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully

The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully

Thy spirit, Independence, let me share!
Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye,
Thy steps I follow with read more

Thy spirit, Independence, let me share!
Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye,
Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare,
Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky.

It's easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing -- read more

It's easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing -- that's the Lord's test.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

Independence is essential for permanent but fatal to immediate success.

Independence is essential for permanent but fatal to immediate success.

The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.

The price for independence is often isolation and solitude.

All we ask is to be let alone.

All we ask is to be let alone.

. . . but while
I breathe Heaven's air, and Heaven looks down on me,
And smiles read more

. . . but while
I breathe Heaven's air, and Heaven looks down on me,
And smiles at my best meanings, I remain
Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul.

I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread
and butter of mine: Every man read more

I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread
and butter of mine: Every man for himself and God for us all.