Hypocrisy Seldom Works
A fox once fell into a trap, and after a struggle, managed to A get free, but with the loss of his tail.
He was, then, so much ashamed of his appearance that he thought life was not worth living unless he could persuade the other foxes to part with their tails also, and thus, divert attention from his own loss.
So, he called a meeting of all the foxes, and advised them to cut off their tails: “They’re ugly things anyhow,” he said, “and besides they are heavy, and its tiresome to be always carrying them about with you.”
“If that is so,” replied his friends, “then why are you so unhappy without one?”
Beware of those who wish to bring you down, not up.
