Once upon a time, a wise man had compiled a library of the world's moral
knowledge. This man also had three sons. In time, the man passed away.
The sons fell to arguing over their inheritance. The issue was
brought to a judge they all agreed would be wise and without favor.
The first son said that the father had left the inheritance of moral
wisdom to him, and had done so in front of both of the other two sons.
The middle son said that he had witnessed that the father had first left
the inheritance to the first son. However, the middle son said that the
father had later left the inheritance to him, and had done so in front
of the third son.
The third son said that he witnessed that the father had first left the
compilation of the world's moral knowledge to the first son. The
youngest one also said that he acknowledged the father giving the second
son that inheritance. However, the third son claimed that the father
later left the inheritance to him, and that he was the true inheritor ,
even though their were no witnesses, and nothing to sup****t his claim
but his own word.
The judge said that the first son had the strongest claim, for both the
younger sons conceded that the father had given the his gift of moral
knowledge to the oldest son.
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