“If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors.”
-Sir Walter Scott
“The stable wears out a horse more than the road.”
-French Proverb
Aside from amusing us, the quotes above actually tell us something about the difference between a barn and a stable. The essential difference revealed is that stables are for horses (and other domestic animals) and barns are for actors.
Ok, not really for actors. But clearly the idea is that barns are considered multi-purpose structures and stables are for […]