🧭 Wisdom Lab

Judge the idea, not the imagery. First ask: what practical lesson does each saying teach?

🎯 Same rule — same rule or conclusion; only the wording differs. Test: explaining one gives almost exactly the explanation of the other.

🤝 Same advice — different metaphor, same practical recommendation. Test: I'd use either to advise someone in the same situation.

🧩 Same theme — same general topic, but not necessarily the same lesson. Test: they answer the same general problem.

🔗 Related, different lesson — same situation, different conclusions. Test: could appear in one discussion without saying the same thing.

⚔️ Contradictory — incompatible advice. Test: following one breaks the other.

➖ Unrelated — strip the metaphors and no important idea is shared.

If several fit, choose the highest. If you don't understand a saying, use Skip. Scheme: Dr. Elena Pelican.