Motif
False self-exaltation of a small creature
false_self_exaltation_of_a_small_creature
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Comparative Boasts and Humbling. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Mesnevi OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 7777-7886 confidence: high
The passage introduces the case of a silly fly that thinks highly of itself, is intoxicated without wine, hears of noble falcons, and calls itself the phoenix of the age.
The fly becomes self-important and calls itself the phoenix of the age after hearing of noble falcons.
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