A gnat1 settled on the horn of a bull, and sat there a long time. Just as he was about to fly off, he made a buzzing noise, andinquired of the bull if he would like him to go. The bullreplied, "I did not know you had come, and I shall not miss youwhen you go away." 
Some men are of more consequence in their own eyes than in the eyes of their neighbors. 