Quote by Aldous Huxley

People will insist on treating the mons Veneris as though it were Mount Everest. Too silly!

People will insist on treating the mons Veneris as though it

Summary

This quote is conveying the idea that people tend to make a big deal out of trivial matters or exaggerate their significance. By comparing the mons Veneris (the pubic mound on a woman's body) to Mount Everest (the highest peak in the world), the quote suggests that some individuals give unnecessary importance to insignificant things. It criticizes the tendency to make mountains out of molehills or to inflate the significance of trivial aspects, highlighting the absurdity in such behavior.

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