Steal the hog and give the feet for alms.
George Edward Herbert.
“Do well and right and let the world sink.”
“A cheerful look makes a dish a feast”
“He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.”
“You must lose a fly to catch a trout.”
“The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.”
“Show me a liar and I will show thee a thief.”
“Power engenders the evil-minded who ill-treat the needy in all parts of the world.”
“Men think it is philanthropy to give away sex.”
“All that work: his generous patronage of the arts, the vast sums of money he had donated to worthy causes, setting up charitable organizations . . . for what? In the end, none of those good works h...”