“Help thyself and Heaven will help thee.”

— Jean De La Fontaine

Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera.
Book VI (1668), fable 17.
Fables (1668–1679)

Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera.

Fables (1668–1679)

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French poet, fabulist and writer. 1621–1695

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