獅子和雕像
The Lion and the Statue
我想證明自己比獅子更有力量，就把獅子領到一尊赫拉克勒斯雕像前，但獅子覺得這證明不了什么，因為雕像是人自己塑的。
A Man and a Lion were discussing the relative strength of men and lions in general. The Man contended that he and his fellows were stronger than lions by reason of their greater intelligence. “ Come now with me,” he cried,” and I will soon prove that I am right.” So he took him into the public gardens and showed him a statue of Hercules overcoming the Lion and tearing his mouth in two.
“That is all very well,” said the Lion, “but proves nothing, for it ws a man who made the statue.”
We can easily represent things as we wish them to be.
