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'A good name over great riches'

Proverbs teaches that a good name is better than great wealth, and favor better than silver and gold.

Character over capital.

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By copying such maxims, young elites learned courtly manners, integrity, and judgment.

Bible reference: Proverbs 22:1

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 422

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