"little triggers"

4 March 2021: "Will was not without his intentions to be always generous, but our tongues are little triggers which have usually been pulled before general intentions can be brought to bear." --George Eliot, speaking something that is as true today as it was when she wrote it 150 years ago.

I have spent lots of time today working on various (not fun) parts of my job, a lot of them involving wordsmithing and really thinking ahead, so coming across these words made me laugh and nod my head knowingly.