Quote by Edmund Burke

To please universally was the object of his life; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men.

To please universally was the object of his life; but to tax

Summary

This quote suggests that one cannot simultaneously please everyone and fulfill their own desires or, in their pursuit of pleasing others, be ignorant to addressing certain issues. The quote implies that just as it is impossible to love and be wise at the same time, it is equally impossible to tax and please everyone. It serves as a reminder that striving to please everyone universally is a challenging, if not unattainable, goal and that compromises and trade-offs are inevitable.

By Edmund Burke

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