Futility of expecting stranger to have one's interest at heart — Mythoi

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Futility of expecting stranger to have one's interest at heart.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Other aspects of wisdom. · Miscellaneous aspects of wisdom. · view the constellation · filed as J1087

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Italian Novella Rotunda.

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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 Money does not always bring happiness Ignoring the unpleasant. Wise man refuses to react to unpleasantness. "I don't hear the unpleasant." 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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