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allen Menschen recht getan, ist eine Kunst, die niemand kann

proverb[ˈalən ˈmɛnʃn̩ ʁɛçt ɡɛˈtaːn ɪst aɪ̯nə kʊnst diː ˈniːmant kan]

you can't please everyone's interests

allen Menschen recht getan, ist eine Kunst, die niemand kann is a German proverb meaning “you can't please everyone's interests”.

In other languages

  • Русскийвсем не угодишь · на всех не угодишь ‚Man kann es nicht allen recht machen.‘
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