Millstone preferred to jewels. Man shown jewels that cost much money; he replies that he has better stones (millstones) that earn that much

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Millstone preferred to jewels. Man shown jewels that cost much money; he replies that he has better stones (millstones) that earn that much.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Real and apparent values. · Choice between useful and ornamental. · view the constellation · filed as J245.1

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Italian NovellaRotunda.
general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 164

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Filed under Useful and ugly preferred to expensive and beautiful.

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King who experiences the cultural civilization of an empire in dream would rather be poor and primitive

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