Who said “As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.”?

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SourceRecorded in Elizabeth Knowles, Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2006), p. 816

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English Proverb. “As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3336-as-you-make-your-bed-so-you-must/.

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