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No good deed goes unpunished
Sardonic saying / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The phrase "No good deed goes unpunished" is a sardonic commentary on the frequency with which acts of kindness backfire on those who offer them. In other words, those who help others are doomed to suffer as a result of their helpfulness.
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