The Dog in the Manger
Source of the proverbial expression for those who deny others what they themselves cannot use.
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From Aesop's Fables by Aesop
A dog lies in a manger of hay he cannot eat, refusing to let the ox feed, the archetype of spiteful possessiveness.
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