
ProverbPerseverance
English origin
Help yourself and your friends will like you.
Meaning: Self-reliance builds respect; those who solve their own problems attract genuine companionship rather than dependency.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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