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A contrast between flourishing lives and impeded lives is a core idea of this book. It is at the very heart of the concept of justice, or so I will argue in chapter 1. And thinking well about this contrast is a key to developing a good
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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― As You Like It
― As You Like It
“Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”
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“Animals are my friends...and I don't eat my friends.”
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“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
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