heaven helps those who help themselves

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A maxim encouraging people to get involved in their own problems
heaven helps those who help themselves

    Hyphenation

    heav·en helps those who help them·selves

    Turkish pronunciation

    hevın helps dhōz hu help dhımselvz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhevən ˈhelps ˈᴛʜōz ˈho͞o ˈhelp ᴛʜəmˈselvz/ /ˈhɛvən ˈhɛlps ˈðoʊz ˈhuː ˈhɛlp ðəmˈsɛlvz/

    Etymology

    () Phrase originates as the opening sentence of Samuel Smiles' book Self-Help from 1859. It is a variation of the pre-existing maxim God helps them that help themselves which also appeared in Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack which was published in the first half of the 18th century.
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