The Fox and the Grapes
Moral: 'It is easy to despise what you cannot get.' The archetype of rationalized envy.
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From Aesop's Fables by Aesop
Unable to reach a cluster of grapes, the fox walks away declaring them sour, originating the phrase 'sour grapes' for dismissing what one cannot obtain.
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