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A maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase originates from Aesop, an Ancient Greek author. It was first translated into Latin, then into French by Pierre Millot in 1646. The 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.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
اسعى يا عبدي وأنا أسعى معاك
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Chinese Mandarin:
自助者天助
(zìzhùzhě tiānzhù)
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Chinese Mandarin:
皇天不負苦心人 /皇天不负苦心人
(Huángtiān bùfù kǔxīnrén)
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Dutch:
help uzelf zo helpt u God
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Finnish:
Jumala auttaa niitä, jotka auttavat itseään
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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French:
aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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German:
hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Hungarian:
segíts magadon, s az Isten is megsegít
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Italian:
aiutati che Dio t'aiuta
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Japanese:
天は自ら助くる者を助く
(ten wa mizukara tasu kuru mono o tasuku)
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Korean:
자구다복
(jagudabok)
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Korean:
하늘은 스스로 돕는 자를 돕는다
(haneur-eun seuseuro domneun ja-reul domneunda)
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Polish:
Bóg pomaga tym, co sami sobie pomagają
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Portuguese:
Deus ajuda quem se ajuda
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Russian:
на бо́га наде́йся, а сам не плоша́й
(na bóga nadéjsja, a sam ne plošáj)
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Russian:
Бог-то Бог, да и са́м не будь плох
(Bog-to Bog, da i sám ne budʹ plox)
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
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Spanish:
la caridad bien entendida empieza por uno mismo
— a maxim encouraging people to attempt to solve their own problems
