Story of the violent man who justified his character.
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Somadeva Bhatta, active 11th century and Tawney, C. H. (Charles Henry)
One day a man was relating to his friends, inside a house, the good qualities of a man, who was listening outside. Then a person present said: “It is true, my friend, that he possesses many good qualities, but he has two faults; he is violent and irascible.” While he was saying this, the man, who was outside, overhearing him, entered hastily, and twisted his garment round his throat, and said: “You fool, what violence have I done, what anger have I been guilty of?” This he said in an abusive way, inflamed with the fire of anger. Then the others who were there laughed, and said to him, “Why should he speak? You have been good enough to give us ocular demonstration of your anger and your violence.”
“So you see that fools do not know their own faults, though they are patent to all men. Now hear about the foolish king who made his daughter grow.”