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Nothing comes of nothing

Nothing comes of nothing.

Prov. If you contribute nothing, you will get nothing. Jill: Why are you so depressed today? Jane: No reason. Jill: There has to be a reason. Nothing comes of nothing. I'm not surprised you did so poorly in school; you haven't been putting in any effort. Nothing comes of nothing.
See also: come, nothing, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HanneleHAHN-ne-leFinnish
Iancu-Romanian
Fife-Scottish
BraidenBRAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Artemisia-Ancient Greek
MiaMEE-ah (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German), MEE-ə (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, English
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