159.The Gnat and the Bull
A GNAT settled on the horn of a bull, and sat there a long time. Just as he was about to fly off, he made a buzzing noise, and asked of the bull if he would like him to go.
The bull replied, “I did not know you had come, and I shall not miss you when you go away.”
❖ Some men are of more consequence in their own eyes than in the eyes of their neighbors.
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