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 livingMan refuses cure which brings greater inconvenienceWhat one has is neglected in search for other thingsThe valuable neglected for the interestingBetter be content with what you have, than try to get more and lose everythingWealth and glory sacrificed for freedom and virtue