2/7 “Self Help” by Samuel Smiles

Today, I studied the beginning of "Self-Help" written 
by an Englishman named Samuel Smiles, 
which was loved during the Meiji Restoration. In Japan,
 it is translated as "自助論".

  "Heaven helps those who help themselves. 
  The spirit of self-help is the foundation for human beings to achieve true growth.
  If the spirit of self-help is rooted in the lives of many people,
  it is a vibrant and strong nation.
  External assistance weakens human beings. 
  It is the spirit of trying to help oneself that encourages 
and encourages human beings forever. "
  
「天は自ら助くる者を助く。自助
の精神は、人間が真の成長を遂げるための 礎いしずえ
である。自助の精神が多くの人々の生活に根
づくなら、それは活力にあふれた強い国家を築く原動力ともなるだろう。外部からの援助
は人間を弱くする。自分で自分を助けようとする精神こそ、その人間をいつまでも励まし
元気づける」。