Don't bite the hand that feeds you

Meaning: Don't harm those who help you.

Origin: English proverb from the 18th century, attributed to Edmund Burke.

Translations

• French: Il ne faut pas mordre la main qui te nourrit (literally: One must not bite the hand that feeds you)
• Spanish: No muerdas la mano que te da de comer (literally: Don't bite the hand that feeds you)
• Japanese: 恩を仇で返すな (On wo ada de kaesu na) (literally: Don't return kindness with enmity)

More proverbs about Morality

• People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones — Don't criticize others if you have the same faults.
• The road to hell is paved with good intentions — Good plans are worthless without follow-through.
• The truth shall set you free — Honesty and truth lead to liberation.
• To err is human, to forgive divine — Making mistakes is natural; forgiving them is noble.
• Live and let live — Be tolerant of others' choices and lifestyles.
• The pot calling the kettle black — Criticizing someone for a flaw you yourself possess.

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