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Yet Another Æsop Fable Courtesy of Project Gutenberg
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| There was once a Dog who used to snap at people and bite them without any provocation, and who was a great nuisance to every one who came to his master's house. | |
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| So his master fastened a bell round his neck to warn people of his presence. The Dog was very proud of the bell, and strutted about tinkling it with immense satisfaction. | |
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www.gutenberg.net/1/1/3/3/ 11339/11339-h/11339-h.htm #THE_MISCHIEVOUS_DOG
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| But an old dog came up to him and said, "The fewer airs you give yourself the better, my friend. | |
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| "You don't think, do you, that your bell was given you as a reward of merit? On the contrary, it is a badge of disgrace." | |
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| The moral, my boy, is that Notoriety is often mistaken for fame. | |
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| Like when people say that Microsoft is actually concerned with security? | |
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