one of
Aesop's
Fables. A
fox tries many
times to pluck some
grapes that dangle invitingly over his head, but he cannot
reach them. As he slinks away in disgust, he says, "Those
grapes are probably sour anyway." The
moral of the story is: "Every
man tries to convince himself that the thing he cannot have is of no
value."
See also Aesop in this glossary. —SHSBC Binder 19 Approved Glossary