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You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs

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You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.
Prov. In order to get something good or useful, you must give up something else. Jill: Why do they have to tear down that beautiful old building to build an office park? Jane: You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs. Alan: We may make more money by raising our prices, but we'll also upset a lot of customers. Fred: You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.


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You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs
 
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