"God helps those who help themselves" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: First appearing in English (in this form) in 1698, in Algernon Sidney's Discourses Concerning Government. Translation of a maxim found in Ancient Greek and Roman literature; equivalent proverbs are found in many languages, such as Hungarian and Italian. Etymology templates: {{nb...}} […] Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=God helps those who help themselves}} God helps those who help themselves
  1. Good fortune or providential aid comes to those who make an effort to accomplish things. Wikipedia link: Algernon Sidney Synonyms: God helps them that help themselves, heaven helps those who help themselves, the Lord helps those who help themselves Related terms: God works in mysterious ways Translations (good fortune comes to those who make an effort to accomplish things): اعقِلْها وتَوكَّلْ (Arabic), 天道酬勤 (tiāndào chóuqín) (Chinese Mandarin), 自助者天助 (zìzhùzhě tiānzhù) (Chinese Mandarin), pomoz si sám a Bůh ti pomůže (Czech), Jumala auttaa niitä (Finnish), jotka auttavat itse itseään (Finnish), aide-toi (French), le ciel t’aidera (French), hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott (German), segíts magadon, s az Isten is megsegít (Hungarian), aiutati che Dio t'aiuta (Italian), aiutati che il ciel t'aiuta (Italian), 天は自ら助ける者を助く (ten wa mizukara tasukeru mono o tasuku) (Japanese), 자구다복 (jagudabok) (alt: 自求多福) (Korean), 하늘은 스스로 돕는 자를 돕는다 (haneur-eun seuseuro domneun ja-reul domneunda) (Korean), Deus ajuda quem se ajuda (Portuguese), Dumnezeu te ajută, dacă te ajuți singur; ajută-te și Dumnezeu te va ajuta. (Romanian), на бо́га наде́йся, а сам не плоша́й (na bóga nadéjsja, a sam ne plošáj) (Russian), ко се сам чува и Бог га чува [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ko se sam čuva i Bog ga čuva [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ayúdate que Dios te ayudará (Spanish), a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando (Spanish), hjälp dig själv så hjälper dig gud (Swedish), ตนเป็นที่พึ่งแห่งตน (Thai)

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