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Motif

Wisdom from fool: absurdity of tight-rope walker's performance.

The wise and the foolish. · Acquisition and possession of wisdom (knowledge). · Other means of acquiring wisdom (knowledge). · view the constellation · filed as J156.2

Cited in the index
  • general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 40.
Within the index

Filed under Wisdom from fools.

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Wisdom from fool: make peace before rather than after the war Wisdom from fool: the present returned. Nobleman gives fool a present; he is to give it to no one who is not a greater fool. Master is dying; doctor tells fool that master is going to take long journey. Since master is making no preparation, fool gives him the present. Master thus brought to repentance Wisdom from fool: heaven refused. Fool says he does not want to go to heaven for he wants to stay with his master, who everyone says is going to hell. Master repents

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