God helps those who help themselves
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- God helps them that help themselves
- heaven helps those who help themselves
- the Lord helps those who help themselves
Etymology[edit]
First appearing in English (in this form) in 1698, in Algernon Sidney's Discourses Concerning Government.[1] Translation of a maxim found in Ancient Greek and Roman literature; equivalent proverbs are found in many languages, such as Hungarian and Italian.
Proverb[edit]
God helps those who help themselves
- Good fortune or providential aid comes to those who make an effort to accomplish things.
Translations[edit]
good fortune comes to those who make an effort to accomplish things
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Algernon Sidney (1698) chapter 2, in Discourses Concerning Government, volume 1, section 23, page 298: “God helps thoſe who help themſelves; and men are by ſeveral reaſons […] induced to ſuccour an induſtrious and brave people: […]”
Further reading[edit]
- God helps those who help themselves on Wikipedia.Wikipedia