Far better, during the bumpy ride through life, to stand up to your full height instead of leaning on "God." You get to see far more of the scenery that way. When the pianist/composer Moscheles brought the manuscript of the piano arrangement of Fidelio to Beethoven for his final approval, Moscheles had written on the last page "Fine mit Gottes Hulf" ("finished with God's help"). When Beethoven returned the manuscript to Moscheles, Beethoven had added the inscription "O, Mensch, hilf dir selber!" ("Oh, man, help yourself!").