You see how it is, my dear friends. There's no pleasing everyone. It's hopeless to even try, and the more you play the peacemaker, the less peaceful things become.
No one knows whom the shoe pinches - no one.
When the heart is full it runs out of the eyes.
No matter how bad things get, you got to go on living, even if it kills you.
If you listen carefully, you get to hear everything you didn't want to hear in the first place.
When have you ever heard of a cantor or any artist turning anyone down when he is strongly urged to perform?