English quotes 英文谚语 五 自助者天助

"God helps those who help themselves."
We should try to do things independently, rather than passively¹ wait for help. Do you think our schools discourage us from thinking independently? How can we become more independent? Can we help our classmates or coworkers to be more independent? How?

1 passively   

被动地，顺从地

参考例句：

• In no case will they look on passively. 他们决不会在一边看热闹。
• They were at first grudgingly and later passively accepted. 他们起先是不情愿地，后来是消极地接受了。