DO NOT DEPEND UPON OTHERS H 541 "It is better for you to carry a load of fire wood on your back than ask from someone no matter whether they give or refuse you." R 541 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
539- وعن أَبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، قَالَ : قَالَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "لأَنْ يَحْتَطِبَ أحَدُكُمْ حُزْمَةً عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ ، خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أنْ يَسْألَ أحداً ، فَيُعْطِيَهُ أَوْ يَمْنَعَهُ" متفقٌ عَلَيْهِ .