The sand murmurs that it wants to swallow everything. Gao Xingjian
To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human mind. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Sometimes you have to swallow the unswallowable. Arsène Wenger
The human heart is never satisfied, just like the snake that wants to swallow an elephant. Chinese Proverb
It is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail. Romanian Proverb
If you have to swallow a frog, try not to think about it. If you have to swallow two frogs, don't swallow the smaller one first. Irish Proverb