Pettiness

Posted by Henry May 11, 2004In 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!