Profitable association of great and lowly

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Profitable association of great and lowly.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Choice of associates. · Association of equals and unequals. · view the constellation · filed as J412

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Prince of democratic tastes chosen. King asks three sons what kind of bird they would prefer to be. First: an eagle, because it is ruler of birds; second: a falcon; because it is beloved by the nobles; third: a bird which flies with many others, so as to receive advice. King chooses third

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Great refuse to associate with lowly Unprofitable association of unequals Marriage with equal or with unequal One's own kind preferred to strangers Man prefers to live with ordinary rather than with pious man. He will be virtuous by comparison

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