The sentiment appears in ancient Greek tragedies of which only fragments now remain. In his Philoctetes (c. 409 BC), Sophocles wrote, "No good e'er comes of leisure purposeless; And heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act." And in the Hippolytus (428BC) of Euripides appears the speech, "Try first thyself, and after call in God; For to the worker God himself lends aid."\n\nAnswer this question based on the passage: where does the phrase god helps those who help themselves come from? Let's think fast. Stream of consciousness:
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