Where did the saying "no good deed goes unpunished" come from?

Answer 1

No good deed goes unpunished

Sometimes attributed to Oscar Wilde, but not traced in his writings.

Pavia was in great form to-day: ‘Every good deed brings its own punishment.’
[1938 J. Agate Ego 3 25 Jan. 275]

Very good line George came out with at dinner: ‘No good deed ever goes unpunished.’
[1967 J. Orton Diaries (1986) 13 June 209]

Finally, the wages of purity, naivete and an excessive love of mankind catch up with her. As they say, no good deed goes unpunished, no unloved and unimportant humans can expect not to be squashed.
[2002 Washington Post 11 Jan. C3] -

Answer 2

" No good deed goes unpunished" by Clare Booth Luce

I hope this helps.