The discipline is like those stalks of corn that grew from the seed that fell upon stony ground in the parable of the sower: They have grown quickly and they look luxuriant, but they haven't the root - system to sustain life and are quickly withered by the sun. (firstthings.com)
After all, it was the Lord himself who warned us that much seed would fall on shallow or stony ground or would be choked by weeds later on. (faith.org.uk)
Digital was akin to climate change, she said... Neil Gaiman... said people in the book business needed to become more like «dandelions», experimenting by spreading numerous seeds around and accepting that most would fall on stony ground... Will Atkinson, alluding to the sense the the digital change might have slowed down recently as e-book growth levels off, sought metaphors in the world of sports. (publishingperspectives.com)