Depend on your walking stick, not on other people.
More Japanese Proverbs:
A boat that is not tied up will drift along with the stream.Japanese
You won't get sick if you have plenty of work.
Japanese
The goodness of the father reaches higher than a mountain; that of the mother goes deeper than the ocean.
Japanese
If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
Japanese
What is good is not necessarily beautiful.
Japanese
Forgiving the unrepentant is like drawing pictures on water.
Japanese