“Don't depend on someone else if you can be your own master," Logan replied.”
“If you don't run your own life, someone else will”
“If you don't blow your own horn, someone else will use it as a spittoon. ”
“You need to be strong on your own before you can be strong with someone else.”
“You can be happy for someone else's good fortune but that doesn't mean you forget your own bad luck.”
“Don't spend all of your time trying to be like someone else because you can never be them and they can never be you. ”