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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