Choices: little gain, big loss

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Choices: little gain, big loss.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Gains and losses. · Choices: little gain, big loss. · view the constellation · filed as J340

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Weight of bodily member chosen rather than its loss. (Cf. J351.) High wages bring expensive living Man refuses cure which brings greater inconvenience What one has is neglected in search for other things The valuable neglected for the interesting Better be content with what you have, than try to get more and lose everything Wealth and glory sacrificed for freedom and virtue

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