A wise man follows a fool against his better judgment. Both are put to death for their foolishness — Mythoi

Motif

A wise man follows a fool against his better judgment. Both are put to death for their foolishness.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Fools (general). · Association with fools. · Association with fools. · view the constellation · filed as J1714.1

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Vai) Ellis 242.
general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 26
general Herbert III 192
general Alphabet No. 722
general Oesterley No. 67
general Scala Celi 75a No. 428

Within the index

Filed under Association of wise men with fools.

Filed beside it

The wise man and the rain of fools. A wise man is persuaded to taste water which has turned many persons into fools. He also becomes a fool When with fools, act foolish. A wise man refuses to join a foolish crowd who stayed out in an unexpected rain after a long drought. He is punished by them for being a fool Author believes that his book must be stupid. Stupid people and gossipers are praising it Old man silent in king's presence asks king what he himself does when in company with a fool. [Inadvertant duplication of J1369.5.]

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