“One truly is the protector of oneself; who else could the protector be? With oneself fully controlled, one gains a mastery that is hard to gain.”
Canonical Pali Original: Attā hi attano nātho, ko hi nātho paro siyā; Attanā hi sudantena, nāthaṃ labhati dullabhaṃ.
— Gautam Buddha
The Awakened One, Founder of Dhamma
Pali Canon: Dhammapada 12.160 on supreme self-reliance, self-discipline, and rejecting dependence on superstitious saviors.