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 Aid the dawning, tongue and pen:
 Aid it, hopes of honest men!  
 Aid the dawning, tongue and pen:
 Aid it, hopes of honest men! 
Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from heaven, one has to help oneself.
Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from heaven, one has to help oneself.
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
Make two grins grow where there was only a grouch before.
Make two grins grow where there was only a grouch before.
A cure for War? Furiously spending the same daily amount of money toward making friends. Being an indispensable source of read more
A cure for War? Furiously spending the same daily amount of money toward making friends. Being an indispensable source of food, shelter, peace, and cultural support dedicatedly spending 9 billion dollars a month on helping people would be a formidable enemy of evil.
 Turn, gentle Hermit of the Dale,
 And guide my lonely way
  To where you taper cheers the read more 
 Turn, gentle Hermit of the Dale,
 And guide my lonely way
  To where you taper cheers the vale
   With hospitable ray. 
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
 To the man who himself strives earnestly, God also lends a 
helping hand.  
 To the man who himself strives earnestly, God also lends a 
helping hand. 
I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing that I can do for read more
I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing that I can do for you that you can't do for yourself.' He said, 'Oh yes you can. Just hold my hand. I think that that would help.' So I sat with him a while then I asked him how he felt. He said, 'I think I'm cured.'