Goodness preferred to beauty

Motif

Goodness preferred to beauty.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Real and apparent values. · Choice between useful and ornamental. · view the constellation · filed as J244

Within the index

Filed under Choice between useful and ornamental.

1 finer motif beneath it

Father with handsome son and hideous daughter. Advises both to look in mirror daily lest son exchange handsome face for bad character; daughter to triumph over face by good manners

Filed beside it

Fruitful tree chosen Useful wins contest over beautiful Usefulness better than speed 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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