An Ass once found a Lion’s skin which the hunters had left out in the sun to dry. He put it on and went towards his native village. All fled at his approach, both men and animals, and he was a proud Ass that day. In his delight, he lifted his voice and brayed, but then everyone knew him, and his owner came up and gave him a sound cudgeling for the fright he had caused. And shortly afterward, a Fox approached him and said: “Ah, I knew you by your voice.”[1]

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

[1] Aesop’s Fables. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin https://www.pagebypagebooks.com/

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