In his eagerness to acquire, an ideograph for simple or
stupid, man literally acted the part. He appended to fish (
) a representation of a nose (
) which was later corrupted to
( speak
). The tragic result : a "dumb" fish unable to speak and a "nosey" one,
without scent or sense :
.
Simple man, like stupid fish, sees the bait, not the hook.
) a representation of a nose ( 
) which was later corrupted to
( speak
). The tragic result : a "dumb" fish unable to speak and a "nosey" one,
without scent or sense :
.
Simple man, like stupid fish, sees the bait, not the hook.
