Usefulness better than speed

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Usefulness better than speed.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Real and apparent values. · Choice between useful and ornamental. · view the constellation · filed as J243

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Dog and hog dispute over their children: worth lies not in speed

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Fruitful tree chosen Useful wins contest over beautiful Goodness preferred to beauty Useful and ugly preferred to expensive and beautiful Strength preferred to cleverness Goodness preferred to wealth Practical knowledge more vital than theoretical Learned person worth two unlearned. Latter wastes time, former not

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