Prevention of hostility by inspiring fear in enemy

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Prevention of hostility by inspiring fear in enemy.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Forethought. · Forethought in conflicts with others. · Forethought in prevention of others's plans. · view the constellation · filed as J623

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Filed under Forethought in prevention of others's plans.

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Snake complains to Zeus that people step on him. Zeus: "If you had bitten the first foot that stepped on you it would not be done now."

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Destruction of enemy's weapons Preventing the birth of enemies Uniting against a common enemy Prevention of hostilities by agreeing to demands while in danger. Barber makes heavy demands of customer while the razor is at his throat. Customer agrees but after the shave throws the barber out Prevention of hostilities by disarming the suspect. Later learned that he is a fugitive murderer Dissuasion from suicide. Man dissuades simpleton from hanging himself by telling him that hell is a place of pain and torments Crab takes hold of heron's neck and fearing attack cuts neck and kills him King takes measures against assassination

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