One dueller fights with God's help; the other with his brother's. First claims that the odds are unfair; second agrees that he will fight without his brother if the first will fight without God

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One dueller fights with God's help; the other with his brother's. First claims that the odds are unfair; second agrees that he will fight without his brother if the first will fight without God.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Clever man puts another out of countenance. · Clever man puts another out of countenance. · view the constellation · filed as J1217.1

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general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 312.

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Filed under Worldly man puts religious man out of countenance.

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Simple holy man puts philosopher out of countenance when he says to him that wisdom came before learning

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Person has successive misfortunes while making plans because he forgets to say, "If God wills." (Cf. G224.1, J1217.1.)

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