Question

Expension of Idea One Good Turn Deserves Another

Answer 1

The idea behind this expression is that if one person does something kind, it is good to repay that kindness with a nice act of one’s own.

This idea of helping one and receiving help later in return is even older than the proverb. There are multiple fables that show a strong animal helping a weaker one, and then the weaker one helping the stronger one later.

One example is the story of the Lion and the mouse...