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no good deed goes unpunished

Used to express the idea that beneficial actions often go unappreciated or are met with outright hostility.
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ingen god handling bliver ustraffet

keine gute Tat bleibt unbestraft

η κακή πράξη δεν μπορεί να μην έχει συνέπειες

Ninguna buena acción queda sin castigo

mikään hyvä teko ei jää rankaisematta

aucune bonne action ne reste impunie

ní théann aon ghníomhas maith gan phíonós

egyetlen jó cselekedet sem marad büntetlen

nessuna buona azione resta impunita

罰を免れない行為はない

어떤 선행도 처벌받지 않는다

Nulla actio impunita

Geen goede daad gaat ongestraft

ingen god gjerning forblir ustraffet

nie ma dobrych uczynków bez kary

Ни одно доброе дело не остается безнаказанным

không có hành động tốt không bị trừng phạt

沒有好事不受懲罰

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steady-as-she-goesone good turn deserves anotherit goes to showso far so goodit's an ill wind that blows no one any …steady as she goeslet the good times rollno-good assmake good onno good deed ever goes unpunishedmake it up as one goes alongit's an ill wind that blows nobody any …it's all goodon good terms

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