Pettiness
Posted by Henry on May 11, 2004
In Reply to: Pettiness posted by R.Berg on May 10, 2004
: : : : I need a saying that means 'pettiness'.
: : : : I'd be grateful for feedback.
: : : "We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." (Aesop)
: : From the King James Version and the New KJV:
: : Matthew 23:24
: : Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
: : Matthew 23:24
: : Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
: Penny wise and pound foolish.
Couldn't see the forest for the trees!