“A pig among people is a pig, he tells himself, but a pig among pigs is people.”
Section 38 (p. 118)
Venus Plus X (1960)
Humorous English (1961), p213
“A pig among people is a pig, he tells himself, but a pig among pigs is people.”
Section 38 (p. 118)
Venus Plus X (1960)
“A pig is a pig," said the stranger, "and a pig-boy is a pig-boy.”
Source: The Chronicles of Prydain (1964–1968), Book II: The Black Cauldron (1965), Chapter 1 (Ellidyr)
AronRa vs Ray Comfort (September 17th, 2012), Radio Paul's Radio Rants
" A welcome in the hillside http://www.camdennewjournal.com/welcome-hillside", interview with John Gulliver, in Camden New Journal (13 August 2015).
2000s
“When you get in the mud with a pig, you get dirty and the pig gets happy.”
“You can put lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig.”
“I think they put some lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.”
Criticizing Hillary Clinton's health-care plan as being "eerily reminiscent" of the plan she advocated as First Lady, 11 October 2007 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-campaign10-2008sep10,0,311675.story
2000s, 2007