People who are rather more than six feet tall and nearly as broad across the shoulders often have uneventful journeys. People jump out at them from behind rocks then say things like, "Oh. Sorry. I thought you were someone else.
Terry PratchettRead
Most of us spend the first six days of each week sowing wild oats; then we go to church on Sunday and pray for a crop failure.
Interpretation
What this quote means
People often indulge in reckless behavior during the week and then seek forgiveness or redemption on Sundays.
This quote humorously critiques the tendency of people to engage in sinful or irresponsible behavior during the week while simultaneously seeking to absolve themselves through religious practices on Sundays. It highlights a contradiction in human behavior, where one partakes in actions that they know are wrong, yet still seeks divine intervention to escape the consequences of those actions.
Themes
Wild OatsCrop FailureSinForgivenessHypocrisy
In practice
Example use cases
This quote is perfect for a discussion on the contradiction of human nature at a comedy club.
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