“Be lamps unto yourselves. Be a refuge unto yourselves. Seek no external refuge. Hold fast to the Dhamma as a lamp and as a refuge.”
Canonical Pali Original: Attadīpā viharatha attasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā, dhammadīpā dhammasaraṇā anaññasaraṇā.
— Gautam Buddha
The Awakened One, Founder of Dhamma
Delivered by Gautama Buddha at Beluva village near Vesali before his Parinibbana. Recorded in Digha Nikaya 16.2.26.