self-help is better than help from others.; applying to others for help is not as good as applying to oneself.; better depend on oneself than ask for help from others.; better to do a thing oneself than ask help from others.; god helps those that help themselves.; it is better to ask of one's own folk than of outsiders.; near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.; relying upon oneself is better than relying upon others
Related Translations:
求人: ask for help 短语和例子求人怜悯 plead with a person for pity
与其求人何如求己: it would be better to rely on ourselves than on others
牛马不如: be more to be pitied than cows and horses; live worse than beasts of burden
Example Sentences:
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A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm 借来的大氅不暖身。 /求人不如求己。
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Heaven helps those who help themselves 天助自助者。 /求人不如求己。
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Depend on no one but your self ! that ' s where respect comes from 求人不如求己，自力才可更生
4.
Introduction : revive wanted fragrant and delicious barbecues 求人不如求己，想吃香喷喷美味的烤肉吗
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The moral of the story is : we spiritual practitioners should rely on ourselves rather than on others ; the quan yin method teaches us how to rely on ourselves 这个故事引申的意义是：我们修行的人，求人不如求己观音法门就是教我们怎么求自己。
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Foyin smiled and said : “ did you hear that one man pray to others was not as good as to himself ? ” after a while , he asked dongpo : “ do you know yourself 佛印笑道： “你岂不闻求人不如求己的道理？ ”过了一会，他又对东坡笑道： “居士还认得你自己吗？ ”
