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A peacock mocked a crane, ridiculing the color of his plumage and saying, “I am clothed in gold and purple, while you have nothing beautiful in your feathers.” “But I,” replied the crane, “cry out close to the stars and soar to the heights of heaven, while you, like a rooster, walk below among the barnyard birds.” It is better to be held in high regard in humble clothes than to live without distinction, glorying in wealth.