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The phrase is first attested in Walter Map's 12th-century De nugis curialium, in whose fourth chapter the character Eudo adhered to inverted morality "left no good deed unpunished, no bad one unrewarded". [1] [2] Conventional moral wisdom holds that evil deeds are punished by divine providence and good deeds are rewarded by divine providence: [1]
Gregory the Great: If then we seek the fame of giving, we make even our public deeds to be hidden in His sight; for if herein we seek our own glory, then they are already cast out of His sight, even though there be many by whom they are yet unknown. It belongs only to the thoroughly perfect, to suffer their deeds to be seen, and to receive the ...
The exact origin of this proverb is unknown and several variations exist. The first full version of the phrase appeared in an 1811 English version of one of Johann Jacob Rambach's books, "The road to hell is paved with good resolutions", a translation of his 1730 German text Der Weg zur Höllen sey mit lauter gutem Vorsatz gepflastert.
User Emily Ramirez started a new TikTok trend with a video in which she asked her followers to tell her about their “good deeds gone wrong”. Ramirez said that one time when she volunteered at ...
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No good deed goes unpunished (often shortened to No Good Deed) is a sardonic commentary on the frequency with which acts of kindness backfire on those who offer them. No Good Deed may also refer to: No Good Deed (2002 film) , an American film by Bob Rafelson
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