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God helps those who help themselves

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(idea) by tongpoo (2.8 mon) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Thu Jan 31 2002 at 4:36:50

...quote Benjamin Franklin.

While Franklin, a deist who was never once a Christian, is attributed to the exact phrase, the earliest form appeared circa 500 BC, when Aesop wrote: "The gods help them that help themselves."

This idea never appears in the bible. In fact, it goes counter to its teachings.

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