Today's Lesson --
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
(Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?" - John Heywood's Proverbs, 1546. )
Definition: have success and enjoy it at the same time
Explanation: Used when speaking about someone who wants both success and enjoyment at the same time without wanting to sacrifice anything.
And a word from Bartleby about this same subject --
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