<P> The sentiment appears in ancient Greek tragedies of which only fragments now remain . In his Philoctetes ( c. 409 BC ) , Sophocles wrote , `` No good e'er comes of leisure purposeless ; And heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act . '' And in the Hippolytus ( 428BC ) of Euripides appears the speech , `` Try first thyself , and after call in God ; For to the worker God himself lends aid . '' </P>
<P> The sentiment appears in ancient Greek tragedies of which only fragments now remain . In his Philoctetes ( c. 409 BC ) , Sophocles wrote , `` No good e'er comes of leisure purposeless ; And heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act . '' And in the Hippolytus ( 428BC ) of Euripides appears the speech , `` Try first thyself , and after call in God ; For to the worker God himself lends aid . '' </P>
where does the phrase god helps those who help themselves come from
where does the phrase god helps those who help themselves come from
ancient Greek tragedies
ancient Greek tragedies