Plain people made rulers have vain display — Mythoi

Motif

Plain people made rulers have vain display.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – personal. · view the constellation · filed as W116.3

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Vanity.

Filed beside it

Old woman reaches town before vain fop who stops to adjust clothes Expenditure of money for vanity Peacock admires self in mirror Wasp seeking fame stings courtiers: killed Wealthy man pretends enjoyment of good music. Told when to applaud Use of strange language to show one's high education Jackal forces all animals who come to drink to praise him like a king

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