small things please small minds
small things please small minds
proverb Unintelligent or uncultured people will be amused and distracted by frivolous, lowbrow entertainment. A: "I'll never understand how something as dumb as reality television can be so hugely popular." B: "Just look at the majority of the population—small things please small minds."
See also: mind, please, small, thing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- little things please little minds
- lowbrow
- teach a man to fish
- have a blond moment
- it takes a village
- village
- slow study
- best-laid plans go astray, the
- the best-laid plans
- the best-laid plans of mice and men