Little things please little minds.
Meaning: Petty concerns and simple pleasures satisfy those with narrow interests and limited intellectual ambitions.
Origin: From Ovid's Art of Love: parva leves capiunt animos — small things capture light minds. English writers took it up in the 16th century, as in John Lyly's "Little things catch light minds" (1584).
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From our compliments & insults
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- Eres todo un personaje — Said with deep affection: you're unforgettable, one of a kind, impossible to replace.