“Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth.”

“The soul that does not consider the question of the body’s self-sufficiency cannot make itself self-sufficient.”

“The idea of dependence is an explanation, whereas self-sufficiency is an unprecedented, nonanalogous concept in terms of what we know about life within nature. Is not self-sufficiency itself insufficient to explain self-sufficiency?”

“The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.”

“Life in itself is sufficient, self-explanatory and complete.”

“Today the greatest single source of wealth is between your ears.”

“The greatest wealth one can have in the world is pure simplicity.”

“Recovering from an ill-starred romance is, after all, to anyone of sufficient will-power and self-respect, purely an attitude of mind.”

“Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art, be it acting, writing, painting, or living itself, which is the greatest art of all.”

“Self-interest is a necessary but hardly a sufficient basis for a decent society.”