| English | Russian |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | всем угоден не будешь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всех не угодишь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всякий нрав не угодишь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всякое чиханье не наздравствуешься (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на каждый чих не наздравствуешься (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на весь мир мягко не постелешь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на весь мир не угодишь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | под всякую песню не подпляшешь, под всякие нравы не подладишь (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на весь мир не будешь мил (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всех угодить – себя истомить (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на каждое чиханье не наздравствуешься (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всякий чих не наздравствуешься (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | на всех угодить себя истомить (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | и красное солнышко на всех не угождает (igisheva) |
| hе that would please all and himself too, takes more in hand than he is like to do | всем не угодишь (igisheva) |
| that's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl | пустить козла в огород |
| there is no venom like that of the tongue | Язык мой враг мой |
| things like that are better left unsaid | об этом история умалчивает |
