The public buys its opinions as it buys its meat, or takes in its milk, on the principle that it is cheaper to do this than to keep a cow. So it is, but the milk is more likely to be watered. – Samuel Butler, Notebooks, 1912 Category: Conformity
The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings. – William Hazlitt Category: Pain
People have a natural tendency to flee to the mountains when things get tough. – Stuart Briscoe Category: Difficulty