μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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5 finer motifs beneath it
The happy friar becomes unhappier as he receives ever more and more money. Gets rid of money and is happy as before[First Edition (Additions and Corrections): J1085.1[b]. Priest with crucifix and club. Orders church thieves to replace stolen goods. When crucifix does not bring obedience he forces them with club.]Possession of gold turns humble servant into arrogant oneKing sees poor man far happier than himselfPoor man returns to the emperor all save enough for comfort: wealth would take happiness from his simple life
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Value depends upon real useCure yourself before doctoring othersPot calls kettle blackFutility of trying to teach the stupidResults of labor lost in a moment of procrastinationMan to be judged by his own qualities, not his clothesNever use your entire resourcesValue of silenceTime renders all things commonplaceFutility of distant travelPreciousness of untroubled sleepFutility of trying to hide an obvious deedIgnoring the unpleasant. Wise man refuses to react to unpleasantness. "I don't hear the unpleasant."Futility of expecting stranger to have one's interest at heartWhen the sweet fails try the bitter. Man pleads with thief who is stealing his figs. When pleading fails he brings him down from tree with stones. (Cf. J1581.2, T251.5.)

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