Lafontaine Lion Vieux

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(Le Lion devenu vieux) The lion, once dreaded king of beasts, grows old and feeble, and those he ruled come to take their revenge: the horse kicks him, the wolf bites, the bull gores. But the deepest wound is the ass's kick — to be insulted by the lowliest is the bitterest fall of all. Moral: outlive your strength, and even cowards will spurn you. — Jean de La Fontaine