Quote by John Berger
A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its por

A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban stranger to understand, is that the two statements are connected by an and and not by a but. – John Berger

Other quotes by John Berger

The media network has its idols, but its principal idol is its own style which generates an aura of winning and leaves the rest in darkness. It recognizes neither pity nor pitilessness. – John Berger

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Media
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What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time. – John Berger

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Art
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Nothing in the nature around us is evil. This needs to be repeated since one of the human ways of talking oneself into inhuman acts is to cite the supposed cruelty of nature. – John Berger

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The fatter the flea the leaner the dog. – Proverb

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I believe in animal rights, and high among them is the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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It often happens that a man is more humanely related to a cat or dog than to any human being. – Henry David Thoreau

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Animals

Drinking, when we are not thirsty and making love all year round, madam; that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals. – Pierre De Beaumarchais

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I dont have pet peeves I have whole kennels of irritation. – Whoopi Goldberg

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[E]ccentricity is absolutely without value on a Golf green. – John Strange Winter, “Ladies on the Green,” Golf Illustrated, 1899 July 28th

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