God helps those that help themselves; self-help is better than help from others; better depend on oneself (/do a thing yourself) than ask for help from others
? 俗語(yǔ)說(shuō)的好：“～”。(《紅樓夢(mèng)》935) As the proverb says，“It’s better to ask of one’s own folk than of outsiders.”
求人不如求己qiu ren bu ru qiu ji
self-help is better than help from others
求人不如求己qiú rén bù rú qiú jǐ
求別人還不如求自己。指求別人，還不如靠自己努力奮斗。self-help is better than help from others, better depend on oneself than ask for help from others