God helps those who help themselves

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.

Proverb

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

Translations

 * Arabic: اعقِلْها وتَوكَّلْ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 自助者天助
 * Czech: pomoz si sám a Bůh ti pomůže
 * Finnish: Jumala auttaa niitä, jotka auttavat itse itseään
 * French:
 * German: hilf dir selbst, dann hilft dir Gott
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: aiutati che Dio t'aiuta, aiutati che il ciel t'aiuta
 * Japanese: 天は自ら助ける者を助く
 * Korean: 자구다복(自求多福),
 * Portuguese: Deus ajuda quem se ajuda
 * Romanian: Dumnezeu te ajută, dacă te ajuți singur; ajută-te și Dumnezeu te va ajuta.
 * Russian: на бо́га наде́йся, а сам не плоша́й
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ко се сам чува и Бог га чува
 * Roman: ko se sam čuva i Bog ga čuva
 * Spanish: ayúdate que Dios te ayudará,
 * Swedish: hjälp dig själv så hjälper dig gud
 * Thai: ตนเป็นที่พึ่งแห่งตน