Strength preferred to cleverness

Motif

Strength preferred to cleverness.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Real and apparent values. · Choice between useful and ornamental. · view the constellation · filed as J246

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Filed under Choice between useful and ornamental.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Man criticizes the devil because his deeds are not fair. Devil says that they are strong nevertheless. Hence strong speakers rather than clever are to be preferred Hero, despising weapons, fights with fists alone

Filed beside it

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

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