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
Claudie	klo-DEE	French
Sherman	['ʃə:mən]
Quentin	['kwentin]
Alphaeus	al-FEE-əs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Nkruma	-	Western African, Akan
Georgiana	[dʒɔ:dʒi'a:nə]