Quote #23
Many men swallow the being cheated, but no man can ever endure to chew it.
More from George Savile
- Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.
- Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts.
- Love is a passion that hath friends in the garrison.
- Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.
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- It is a general mistake to to think the men we like are good for every thing, and those we do not, good for nothing.
- Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.