Fool in new clothes does not know himself

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Fool in new clothes does not know himself.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd absent-mindedness. · Uncertainty about own identity. · view the constellation · filed as J2012.4

Cited in the index

general Wesselski Mönchslatein 193 No. 152
general Christensen DF XLVII 221 No. 83.

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Numskull's beard cut off: does not know himself Woman's garments cut off: does not know herself Woman in tar and feathers does not know herself Man does not know himself from another identically clad Fool at baths believes he is someone else. Sees everybody naked. Puts straw on his shoulder to identify himself. Straw floats to another bather. "You are me and I am you!"

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