self-help
noun
the act of providing for or helping or the ability to provide for or help oneself without assistance from others.
self-helpfulness
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a word derived from
self-help.
Example Sentences
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On the contrary, one is taught those lessons of self-helpfulness and self-reliance which are so essential to success in life's struggles.
From Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail by Harry A. Lewis
This constant supernatural interference would soon have destroyed all self-helpfulness; men would never have formed habits of avoiding or resisting temptation.
From Pastor Pastorum by Rev. Henry Latham
