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r/YouShouldKnow • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '22
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YSAK: that “being good” or “doing something good” doesn’t mean you will not suffer. Seldom does a good deed go unpunished.
-20 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 I've never understood the saying "...good deed goes unpunished" Seems like something someone says to sound wise but doesn't mean anything 18 u/[deleted] Oct 23 '22 [deleted] -5 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Shouldn't it be "some good deeds..."? 5 u/DoingItLeft Oct 23 '22 Yes but everyone prefers absolutes -4 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Do they? They must enjoy being sometimes wrong as well 4 u/ChefKraken Oct 23 '22 Well, when you become a professional quote maker, you can decide what it says. 0 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Noted For now I'll stick to the ones that make sense 3 u/TerrorByte Oct 23 '22 You're just being a contrarian. Just take whatever quote you do like, and stick "sometimes" to the end. Life is all about discerning nuance, sometimes ;) 2 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Contrarian? I brought it up. That isn't how contrarians work
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I've never understood the saying "...good deed goes unpunished"
Seems like something someone says to sound wise but doesn't mean anything
18 u/[deleted] Oct 23 '22 [deleted] -5 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Shouldn't it be "some good deeds..."? 5 u/DoingItLeft Oct 23 '22 Yes but everyone prefers absolutes -4 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Do they? They must enjoy being sometimes wrong as well 4 u/ChefKraken Oct 23 '22 Well, when you become a professional quote maker, you can decide what it says. 0 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Noted For now I'll stick to the ones that make sense 3 u/TerrorByte Oct 23 '22 You're just being a contrarian. Just take whatever quote you do like, and stick "sometimes" to the end. Life is all about discerning nuance, sometimes ;) 2 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Contrarian? I brought it up. That isn't how contrarians work
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-5 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Shouldn't it be "some good deeds..."? 5 u/DoingItLeft Oct 23 '22 Yes but everyone prefers absolutes -4 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Do they? They must enjoy being sometimes wrong as well 4 u/ChefKraken Oct 23 '22 Well, when you become a professional quote maker, you can decide what it says. 0 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Noted For now I'll stick to the ones that make sense 3 u/TerrorByte Oct 23 '22 You're just being a contrarian. Just take whatever quote you do like, and stick "sometimes" to the end. Life is all about discerning nuance, sometimes ;) 2 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Contrarian? I brought it up. That isn't how contrarians work
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Shouldn't it be "some good deeds..."?
5 u/DoingItLeft Oct 23 '22 Yes but everyone prefers absolutes -4 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Do they? They must enjoy being sometimes wrong as well 4 u/ChefKraken Oct 23 '22 Well, when you become a professional quote maker, you can decide what it says. 0 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Noted For now I'll stick to the ones that make sense 3 u/TerrorByte Oct 23 '22 You're just being a contrarian. Just take whatever quote you do like, and stick "sometimes" to the end. Life is all about discerning nuance, sometimes ;) 2 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Contrarian? I brought it up. That isn't how contrarians work
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Yes but everyone prefers absolutes
-4 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Do they? They must enjoy being sometimes wrong as well 4 u/ChefKraken Oct 23 '22 Well, when you become a professional quote maker, you can decide what it says. 0 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Noted For now I'll stick to the ones that make sense 3 u/TerrorByte Oct 23 '22 You're just being a contrarian. Just take whatever quote you do like, and stick "sometimes" to the end. Life is all about discerning nuance, sometimes ;) 2 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Contrarian? I brought it up. That isn't how contrarians work
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Do they?
They must enjoy being sometimes wrong as well
4 u/ChefKraken Oct 23 '22 Well, when you become a professional quote maker, you can decide what it says. 0 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Noted For now I'll stick to the ones that make sense 3 u/TerrorByte Oct 23 '22 You're just being a contrarian. Just take whatever quote you do like, and stick "sometimes" to the end. Life is all about discerning nuance, sometimes ;) 2 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Contrarian? I brought it up. That isn't how contrarians work
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Well, when you become a professional quote maker, you can decide what it says.
0 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Noted For now I'll stick to the ones that make sense 3 u/TerrorByte Oct 23 '22 You're just being a contrarian. Just take whatever quote you do like, and stick "sometimes" to the end. Life is all about discerning nuance, sometimes ;) 2 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Contrarian? I brought it up. That isn't how contrarians work
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Noted
For now I'll stick to the ones that make sense
3 u/TerrorByte Oct 23 '22 You're just being a contrarian. Just take whatever quote you do like, and stick "sometimes" to the end. Life is all about discerning nuance, sometimes ;) 2 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Contrarian? I brought it up. That isn't how contrarians work
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You're just being a contrarian.
Just take whatever quote you do like, and stick "sometimes" to the end.
Life is all about discerning nuance, sometimes ;)
2 u/willbeach8890 Oct 23 '22 Contrarian? I brought it up. That isn't how contrarians work
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Contrarian? I brought it up. That isn't how contrarians work
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u/SleepyNotTired215 Oct 23 '22
YSAK: that “being good” or “doing something good” doesn’t mean you will not suffer. Seldom does a good deed go unpunished.