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God doesn't give with both hands
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Proverb
proverb ~hand[s]
Nobody is gifted or lucky in all areas; someone who has talents of one kind will have flaws of another.
en 2005 Rob Kendt How They Cast it: An Insider's Look at Film and Television Casting Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC "Here's the thing: pretty and funny and a good actress—that's a hard combination," says casting director Lisa Miller Katz (Everybody Loves Raymond). 'God doesn't give with both hands' is the saying."
en Playdates w:Modern Family 7 10 Jeffrey Richman 6 January 2016 Cameron Tucker: Laugh at his jokes.Lily Tucker-Pritchett: What if they aren't funny?Cameron Tucker: Oh, honey, the cute ones rarely are. God doesn't give with both hands.
en 2020-12-10 Kaoru Shinozaki Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells (Light Novel) Vol. 1 Seven Seas Entertainment 9781648277634 That was Kirihara Takuto. They say God doesn't give with both hands, but this guy was handsome, charismatic, and good at everything he tried—top stats across the board.