As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

This proverb means that people must accept the consequences of their own choices: the conditions you create for yourself—through decisions, habits, or actions—are the conditions you will have to live with later. It is often used as a moral reminder about personal responsibility and foresight, implying that present conduct shapes future comfort or discomfort. Although sometimes attributed to modern figures, it functions primarily as a traditional saying rather than an authored literary line, which can lead to frequent misattribution in quotation collections.

1) "You’ve made your bed and you must lie in it." 2) "As you make your bed, so you lie." 3) "You must lie in the bed you make."