The people are never so perfectly backed, but that they will kick and fling if not stroked at seasonable times. (George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax)

The people are never so perfectly backed, but that they will kick and fling if not stroked at seasonable times.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

Related topics

fling kick people times

Related quotes

Do not be upset when people only remember you when they need you. Feel privileged that you are like a candle that comes to their mind during their darkest hours. View quote
Nectarios of Aegina
Never listen to people who speak badly of others and good of you. View quote
Leo Tolstoy
There's only so many times you can kick a dog before it turns viscous. (Julian) View quote
Sherrilyn Kenyon
The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times. View quote
Angus Wilson
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. View quote
Bruce Lee