Present possessions preferred to future

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Present possessions preferred to future.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Present values chosen. · Present values preferred to future. · view the constellation · filed as J321.4

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A bird in the hand foolishly given away in hope of greater gain Little fish in the net kept rather than wait for uncertainty of greater catch Lion leaves sleeping hare to follow the shepherd. Loses both victims

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