God helps those who help themselves

短语

天道酬勤

别名

God helps them that help themselves God helps them who help themselves the Lord helps those that help themselves heaven helps those who help themselves the Lord helps those who help themselves

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    Good fortune or providential aid comes to those who make an effort to accomplish things.

    天道酬勤

    自助者天助

词源

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.

来源：wiktionary