The Lion and the Statue

A Man and a Lion were discussing the relative strength of men
and lions in general.  The Man contended¹ that he and his fellows
were stronger than lions by reason of their greater intelligence.
"Come now with me," he cried, "and I will soon prove that I am
right."  So he took him into the public gardens and showed him a
statue of Hercules overcoming the Lion and tearing his mouth in
two.

  "That is all very well," said the Lion, "but proves nothing,
for it was a man who made the statue."


We can easily represent things as we wish them to be.