Desert and reward seldom keep company

Desert and reward seldom keep company.

Prov. If you deserve a reward, you are not necessarily going to get it. Jill: I worked so hard on that project, and Fred is taking all the credit for it. Jane: You know how it goes; desert and reward seldom keep company.

See also: and, company, desert, keep, reward, seldom

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iulius	YOO:-li-uws	Ancient Roman
Travers	TRA-vərz	English (Rare)
Gratian	GRAY-shən (English)	History
Bernardine	ber-nar-DEEN	French (Rare)
Tormod	-	Norwegian
Sif	SEEF (Norse Mythology)	Norse Mythology, Danish, Icelandic