One Student Asked His Wise Teacher

One student asked his wise teacher, what is more important for a person: is it outer or inner beauty? In response to that the teacher asked his student:

“Tell me, if you needed to buy a house, but you only had enough money for a beautiful outside, but a comfortless house, or a poor house, but warm and reliable. What would you choose?”

“I would rather choose a simple outside but convenient inside house.”

“But what if a vain person was buying a house, proud of...