This quotation means that each time a good deed is done by an individual, some consequence of the action will hurt the good deed doer. For instance, a person stops to help someone at an accident. That person is then sued by the person in the accident for "causing increased harm".
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No good deed goes unpunished.
ER - 1994 No Good Deed Goes Unpunished 9-13 was released on: USA: 30 January 2003
Coach - 1989 No Good Deed Goes Unpunished 4-15 was released on: USA: 18 February 1992
Hunter - 1984 No Good Deed Ever Goes Unpunished 5-6 was released on: USA: 3 December 1988
The cast of No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - 2013 includes: Emiliano Calcagno as The Baddy Daniel Edelstyn as Rabbi Gluck Ben Fairey as Policeman
Life with Kat and McKay - 2009 No Good Deed Goes Unpunished 1-10 was released on: USA: 16 January 2010
Is í an lámh a síntear an lámh a cáintear
Is í an lámh a síntear an lámh a cáintear
Correction : The phrase is 'No Good Deed', contrary to the below person's belief. It means that if you do something good, there's always a consequence. Say you do something nice for someone, then someone sees that and wants you to do something nice for them. If you decline, you're called selfish, all because you did one good deed for someone. According to the website Brainy Quote, the idiom "No good deed goes unpunished" is credited to American dramatist Clare Boothe Luce. See the link below. Additionally, it is also a song in the Broadway show Wicked.
Bewitched - 1964 A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished 8-24 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G
Bewitched - 1964 A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished 8-24 was released on: USA: 11 March 1972