Idioms needed badly

Posted by Susan on October 26, 2002

In Reply to: Idioms needed badly posted by TheFallen on October 26, 2002

: : Are there any popular idioms in English meaning that one cannot always possess and take care of two precious things (say, family and enterprise,romance and reality) together?
: : Thanks a lot!

: These may not be exactly what you require, but they're close.

: You can't have your cake and eat it.

: or

: A dog cannot have two masters.

I thought that was "A man cannot serve two masters"?

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