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Motif

Intemperance in obedience.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Prudence and Discretion. · Zeal – temperate and intemperate. · view the constellation · filed as J555

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Filed under Zeal – temperate and intemperate.

1 finer motif beneath it
Cum grano salis. Instructions of mother followed literally by one daughter when she marries. All goes wrong. Second daughter follows them in conformity with her father's explanations and all is well
Filed beside it
Intemperate zeal in truth-telling Intemperate pugnacity Intemperance in work Intemperance in service. Emperor rebukes overzealous servant as being a nuisance Intemperance in honesty Intemperance in undertaking labor Intemperance in sacrificing Intemperance in pursuit Intemperance in charity. A waste of time to make a bed for a dog who lies down wherever he happens to be tired. Likewise a waste of time to help unappreciative people Man resuscitates a lion which devours him Intemperance in worship Intemperance in fasting

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