Consolation by pretending that one does not want the thing he cannot have

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Consolation by pretending that one does not want the thing he cannot have.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Consolation in misfortune. · Consolation by pretending that one does not want the thing he cannot have. · view the constellation · filed as J870

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The fox and the sour grapes. Pretends that the grapes he cannot reach are sour Fox in swollen river claims to be swimming to distant town Dog driven out of dining room claims to be drunk. Says that he has drunk so much that he does not know how he got out of the house Warrior having lost a city claims that he did not wish to sell it for a higher price Headless king and tailless tiger, each afraid of other, agree to be friends Scorned suitor consoles himself by realization that a wife who did not love him would be constant source of trouble

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