The Fisherman and the Little Fish
- Aesop A poor Fisherman, who lived on the fish he caught, had bad luck one day and caught nothing but a very small fry. The Fisherman was about to put it in his basket when the little Fish said:
"Please spare me, Mr. Fisherman! I am so small it is not worth while to carry me home. When I am bigger, I shall make you a much better meal."
But the Fisherman quickly put the fish into his basket.
"How foolish I should be," he said, "to throw you back. However small you may be, you are better than nothing at all."
Moral: A small gain is worth more than a large promise.
Further reading: Marie Curie quote: One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.
Aesop: The Fox and the Grapes
Marianne Williamson: Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
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