As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

Meaning: Your choices about how you arrange your life will directly determine the comfort or discomfort you experience living it.

Origin: From 'A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases' (1870). Public domain.

Translations

• French: Comme on fait son lit on se couche (literally: As you make your bed so you must lie on it)
• Spanish: Quien mala cama hace, en ella se yace (literally: As you make your bed so you must lie in it)

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