The Fox and the Grapes

The Fox and the Grapes is a popular fable about grit by Aesop, an ancient Greek storyteller.

A famished fox saw some clusters of ripe black grapes hanging from a trellised vine. She resorted to all her tricks to get at them, but wearied herself in vain, for she could not reach them. At last she turned away, hiding her disappointment and saying: “The Grapes are sour, and not ripe as I thought.”

The moral of the story: If you think something is not worth having, ask yourself: “Is that only because I think I’m unable to achieve it?”