It's My Nature...

"There's a story I heard as a child, a parable and I never forgot it. A scorpion was walking along the bank of a river, wondering how to get to the other side. Suddenly, he saw a fox. He asked the fox to take him on his back across the river. The fox said 'No, if I do that you'll sting me and I'll drown.' The scorpion assured him, 'If I did that, we'd both drown.' So the fox thought about it, and finally agreed. So the scorpion climbed up on his back and the fox began to swim, but half way across the river the scorpion stung him. As the poison filled his veins, the fox turned to the scorpion and said 'Why did you do that? Now you'll drown too.' 'I couldn't help it,' said the scorpion, 'it’s my nature.' "

- Chakotay, to Janeway as he objects to her plan to ally with the Borg