God doesn't give with both hands

English

Proverb

God doesn't give with both hands

1. Nobody is gifted or lucky in all areas; someone who has talents of one kind will have flaws of another.
   • 2005, Rob Kendt, How They Cast it: An Insider's Look at Film and Television Casting, Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC:

     "Here's the thing: pretty and funny and a good actress—that's a hard combination," says casting director Lisa Miller Katz (Everybody Loves Raymond). 'God doesn't give with both hands' is the saying."

   • 2016 January 6, Jeffrey Richman, “Playdates”, in Modern Family, season 7, episode 10:

     Cameron Tucker: Laugh at his jokes.
     Lily Tucker-Pritchett: What if they aren't funny?
     Cameron Tucker: Oh, honey, the cute ones rarely are. God doesn't give with both hands.

   • 2020 December 10, Kaoru Shinozaki, Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells (Light Novel) Vol. 1, Seven Seas Entertainment, →ISBN:

     That was Kirihara Takuto. They say God doesn't give with both hands, but this guy was handsome, charismatic, and good at everything he tried—top stats across the board.