“You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.”
Indíra Gándhí (1917–1984) Indian politician and Prime Minister
Attributed
Variant: You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
“I, Christopher Logue, was baptized the year
Many thousands of Englishmen,
Fists clenched, their bellies empty,
Walked day and night on the capital city.”
"The Song of Autobiography", from Songs (London: Hutchinson, 1959) p. 12.
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