Where is this phrase from?

[sirthor]

God only helps those that help themselves

 

[cheyenne]

some capitilist pig?

[worder]

it is from one of Aesop's fables, Hercules and the wagoner. also used by Aeschylus, don't have the work, though. and last by Benjamin Franklin, i suppose in his almanac.

[Marsh]

Aesop said: "The gods help them that help themselves" according to www.thinkexist.com.

[NoGood Boyo]

It's an excuse made by shop-lifters to justify their actions.