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The Old Hound.

A Hound, who in the days of his youth and strength had never yielded toany beast of the forest, encountered in his old age a boar in the chase.He seized him boldly by the ear, but could not retain his hold becauseof the decay of his teeth, so that the boar escaped. His master, quicklycoming up, was very much disappointed, and fiercely abused the dog. TheHound looked up and said: "It was not my fault, master; my spirit was asgood as ever, but I could not help mine infirmities. I rather deserveto be praised for what I have been, than to be blamed for what I am."

No one should be blamed for his infirmities.

From Aesop's Fables