if you want a thing done well, do it yourself

Alternative forms

 * if you want something done, do it yourself
 * if you want a thing done right, do it yourself
 * if you want it done right, do it yourself

Proverb

 * 1) It is better to do something oneself than to rely on others to do it well.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 求人不如求己
 * Finnish: kun itse tekee, tietää mitä saa
 * French:
 * Norwegian: vil du ha noe gjort, gjør det selv
 * Russian: если хочешь сделать что-то хорошо, сделай это сам.