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Most people forget that the complete proverb is: One bad apple spoils the whole barrel. There is no such thing as a "few" bad apples. [https://idiomation.wor
by callmeal 10y ago
Most people forget that the complete proverb is:
One bad apple spoils the whole barrel.
There is no such thing as a "few" bad apples.
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- dllthomas 10y agoYeah, this has really bugged me. People treat the phrase as though the proverb was "there will always be a few bad apples, no big deal, toss them when you notice them" - precisely the opposite of the point. Not that reasoning by proverb is great in the first place.