King overlooks wife's unfaithfulness rather than to cause troubles of state — Mythoi

Motif

King overlooks wife's unfaithfulness rather than to cause troubles of state.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Choice between evils. · view the constellation · filed as J221.1

Cited in the index

general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 207.

Within the index

Filed under Choice: small injustice permitted rather than to cause troubles of state.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Senator overlooks wife's adultery rather than impair his reputation Man rebukes servants for telling him of his wife's unfaithfulness

Filed beside it

King chooses small inconvenience of personal troubles to great troubles for his kingdom. He suffers to help realm Man would rather pay 500 florins he did not owe than have it said he did not pay debts

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