Build a thousand bridges

"Build a thousand bridges but suck one dick, you'll not be called a bridge builder." - Old joke

This just talks about how the world sees you. It kinda relates to:

"People will judge you not for the 99 things you do right but for the 1 thing you did wrong." - Old saying

My advice would be, don't try to keep people happy, it never works. Do what makes you genuinely happy.