No man can serve two masters
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No man can serve two masters, or strive successfully after two objects.
From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.
From Weighed and Wanting Addresses on the Ten Commandments by Moody, Dwight Lyman
"No man can serve two masters," said the Countess, smiling after her with meaning; "you must give up your shepherdess!"
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
No man can serve two masters; but every man practically serves one.
From The Parables of Our Lord by Arnot, William
No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to the one and despise the other.
From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush
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