62 The Lion and the Statue (2016. 04. 20)

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 was a statue."

 

We always represent things as we wish them to be.

 

statue: 조각상

contend: 다투다, 경쟁하다

overcome: ~에 이기다, 압도하다

tearing: 쥐어뜯다

intelligence: 지능, 이해력