29 motifs match “philosopher”  ·  back to the chapters

• Transformation: coconut to philosopher's stone. D451.3.2
• Forgetting Charon's fee. Philosopher forgets to put coin in mouth before death (Charon's fee). Charon: "Don't you know the custom?" Answer: "Yes, but I couldn't put off dying for a quarter!" E489.3
• Philosopher teaches son to beg before stone statues. In this way he will acquire patience. H1553.1
• Cynical philosopher lives in tub. J152.1
• Philosopher instructs youth regarding conduct. J152.3
• Philosopher consoles woman for loss of son. J152.4
• Wisdom from philosopher: give separate greetings to infants, youths, and old people. J152.5
• Wisdom from philosopher: worldly honor like shadow. If one goes toward it, it flees; if one turns his back on it, it follows and at times catches up with one. J152.6
• Philosopher chooses poverty with freedom. J211.1
• King brought to sense of duty by feigned conversation of birds. Philosopher pretends to know bird's language and to be translating what they tell him. J816.1
• King living apart from wife brought to sense of duty by philosopher. Asks if there is harmony among the cities and republics of Greece: philosopher tells him to ask it of his own house. J816.1.1
• Philosopher does not join in with gossipers. He is silent because he fears that some day he may talk too much and not be able to keep silent. J1074.1.1
• Drunk philosopher wagers that he can drink the ocean dry. Agrees to do so if the other will hold back streams emptying into the ocean. Agreed to drink only the ocean. J1161.9
• Simple holy man puts philosopher out of countenance when he says to him that wisdom came before learning. J1217.2
• The needy philosopher. Philosopher asks ruler for money Ruler says that philosophers do not need money. Philosopher: "If I am rewarded, I will say that you are right; I will no longer need money." J1289.4
• Seek harmony in your own house. King brought to sense of duty by philosopher who tells him to seek harmony in his own house before inquiring about the harmony in his kingdom. J1289.9
• King cannot destroy the city. A philosopher of the city came to him asking mercy for it King said he would do nothing he asked. Philosopher then asked him to destroy the city. This saves the city. J1289.10
• Why he was thin. Philosopher explains that with his own blood he was nourishing as large a population as that of the Roman Emperor (lice). J1452
• Philosopher spits in king's beard. It is the only place he can find at the royal table not covered with gold and jewels. J1566.1
• Throw at a rich man. Philosopher gives a penny to a man who throws stones at him but advises him that it will be wiser to throw at one who can afford to give more. The advice is followed and the rascal is arrested and hanged. J1602
• To follow the king. In order to test a favorite, a king says that he is going to retire from the world and offers the regency to the favorite. On advice from his philosopher, the favorite says that he is going to accompany the king into retirement. J1634
• "Thank Fortune I'm out of business." Philosopher loses all his wealth at sea. Thanks Fortune for taking him out of business. Can now devote his life to philosophy. J2569
• Aristotle and Phyllis: philosopher as riding horse for woman. The philosopher warns the king against uxoriousness. In revenge the queen beguiles the philosopher into letting her ride him on all-fours. The king comes and sees. K1215
• Sham threat: if I were not a philosopher I should break your head for you. K1771.5
• Philosopher conquers evil fate. N137
• Philosopher. P485
• Treacherous philosophers. P485.1
• Wealthy girl marries deformed and penniless philosopher. T121.5
• Philosopher laughs at the vanities and sins of the world. His companion weeps. U15.1