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Money does not always bring happiness.

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The happy friar becomes unhappier as he receives ever more and more money. Gets rid of money and is happy as before [First Edition (Additions and Corrections): J1085.1[b]. Priest with crucifix and club. Orders church thieves to replace stolen goods. When crucifix does not bring obedience he forces them with club.] Possession of gold turns humble servant into arrogant one King sees poor man far happier than himself Poor man returns to the emperor all save enough for comfort: wealth would take happiness from his simple life
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Value depends upon real use Cure yourself before doctoring others Pot calls kettle black Futility of trying to teach the stupid Results of labor lost in a moment of procrastination Man to be judged by his own qualities, not his clothes Never use your entire resources Value of silence Time renders all things commonplace Futility of distant travel Preciousness of untroubled sleep Futility of trying to hide an obvious deed Ignoring the unpleasant. Wise man refuses to react to unpleasantness. "I don't hear the unpleasant." Futility of expecting stranger to have one's interest at heart When the sweet fails try the bitter. Man pleads with thief who is stealing his figs. When pleading fails he brings him down from tree with stones. (Cf. J1581.2, T251.5.)

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