heaven helps those who help themselves

proverb God will assist people who are already putting forth effort toward something without relying solely on divine intervention. A less common variant of the phrase "God helps those who help themselves." A: "I'm really praying hard for an A on my exam." B: "You better start studying. Heaven helps those who help themselves." You can't just sit around, waiting for the phone to ring, you have to keep auditioning—heaven helps those who help themselves. I try to remind her that heaven helps those who help themselves, but she's still too terrified to take a risk.

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The old sayings of You make your own luck and Heaven helps those who help themselves remain as valid today as any time in the past.

Blighting their own futures; LETTERS to the EDITOR

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