With insanity, as with vomit, it is the passerby who receives the inconvenience.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suffering or chaos affects innocent bystanders more than the source.
- In plain terms
- Unfortunate people suffer when things go wrong nearby.
- What can you take from it?
- Collateral damage often hits the innocent.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who bears the cost of others' crises?
- How do we protect bystanders?
Another view
It overlooks the responsibility of the source.
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