A Bear was once bragging about his generous feelings, and saying how refined he was compared with other animals.(There is, in fact, a tradition that a Bear will never touch a dead body.)A Fox, who heard him talking in this strain, smiled and said, "My friend, when you are hungry, I only wish you _would_ confine your attention to the dead and leave the living alone."A hypocrite deceives no one but himself.
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A Bear was once bragging about his generous feelings, and saying how refined he was compared with other animals.(There is, in fact, a tradition that a Bear will never touch a dead body.)A Fox, who heard him talking in this strain, smiled and said, "My friend, when you are hungry, I only wish you _would_ confine your attention to the dead and leave the living alone."A hypocrite deceives no one but himself.
