ProverbHuman Nature
Polish origin
Polish originJeszcze się taki nie urodził, co by wszystkim dogodził
Meaning: Nobody can please everyone.
Literally: The one who could please everybody hasn't been born yet
Example: “Zawsze ktoś będzie niezadowolony. Jeszcze się taki nie urodził, co by wszystkim dogodził.” — Somebody will always be unhappy: you can't please everyone.
Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and 2 more languages
English: You can't please everyone
French: On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde (literally: You can't please everyone)
Spanish: No se puede complacer a todos (literally: You can't please everyone)
German: Allen Leuten recht getan, ist eine Kunst, die niemand kann (literally: To do right by all people is an art that no one can manage)
Italian: Non si può piacere a tutti (literally: You can't please everyone)
Portuguese: É difícil agradar a gregos e troianos (literally: It's hard to please both Greeks and Trojans)
Chinese: 众口难调 (Zhòng kǒu nán tiáo) (literally: Many mouths are hard to season for)
Origin: The rhyme of urodził (was born) and dogodził (pleased) gives it its finality: the person who can please everyone has yet to be born.
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