The valuable neglected for the interesting

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The valuable neglected for the interesting.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Gains and losses. · Choices: little gain, big loss. · view the constellation · filed as J345

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Filed under Choices: little gain, big loss.

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Herdsman neglects his she-goats in favor of wild-goats. She-goats die; wild-goats run off Man leaves farming for fishing. When water dries up he goes hungry

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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 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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