Everyone makes a greater effort to hurt other people than to help himself. – Alexis Carrel
Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from heaven, one has to help oneself. – Moraji R. Desai
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
If society gives up the right to impose the death penalty, then self-help will appear again and personal vendettas will be around the corner. – Johann von Goethe