You know the quote- 'every good deed goes un-punished?' what does this mean? everyone says that you should do good deeds like being kind and stuff like that, but why does it get punished?
2007-10-08 01:27:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The saying is "No good deed goes unpunished." It's attributed to Clare Booth Luce.
It's not totally true. It's meant to be ironic, meaning that if you do good things, sure enough, fate will find a way of messing things up anyway.
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2007-10-08 01:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The phrase most people use is "No good deed goes unpunished." While it frequently is attributed to Clare Boothe Luce, the jury is out on the true author.
Whoever the author may be, the quote is an "aphorism: a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation."
Ironic because last week, after doing many favors for a woman in my office, I found myself being hounded for more despite the fact she has been outed, among other things, as a gambler, not just a person having a difficult moment coping in a tough economy.
Former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger and one-time candidate for Governor loved using this phrase and I usually quote him when I repeat it even though I know (and he knows) he didn't author it. According to the book, "The Quote Verifier," Oscar Wilde, Gore Vidal, banker Andrew Mellon, 17th century English minister Thomas Brooks, and Noel Coward.
2007-10-08 02:23:54 · answer #2 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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Why does every good deed go unpunished?
You know the quote- 'every good deed goes un-punished?' what does this mean? everyone says that you should do good deeds like being kind and stuff like that, but why does it get punished?
2015-08-18 22:18:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, first off, that's not completly true. I don't know where you got that quote, but my first guess would be Wicked's song, "No Good Deed"...still... Not completly true... Loads of good deeds do go unpunished and are definatly rewarded for. While others (like the quote and song says) don't go unpunished...I suppose it's kind of like, being in the right place at the right time, mindset...
2007-10-10 13:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO good deed shall go unpunished! It is so written! LOL
2007-10-08 18:30:49 · answer #6 · answered by gokart121 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Good deeds for others often rewards the doer with pleasant feelings, especially if the good deed is regarded as important to the recipient.
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