Priest sells his donkey because worry for its safety distracts him from prayer

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Priest sells his donkey because worry for its safety distracts him from prayer.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Gains and losses. · Choices: small inconvenience, large gain. · view the constellation · filed as J357

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Spanish ExemplaKeller.

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Filed under Choices: small inconvenience, large gain.

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Bodily member(s) sacrificed to save life. (Cf. J341.)Inconvenience disregarded when booty is in sight Slight inconvenience in weather, large gain Less inconvenience in fighting though tired than in losing all for a little rest Small inconvenience, large gain – miscellaneous

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