GALICIAN PROVERB

This proverb is particularly relevant to the legislative process where coalitions of legislators trade off support for other issues to get support on a current issue. The problem is that someone who will support you only because you offer him something, might also abandon you if the other side offers him more.

This proverb is particularly relevant to the legislative process where coalitions of legislators trade off support for other issues to get support on a current issue. The problem is that someone who will support you only because you offer him something, might also abandon you if the other side offers him more.