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Patrick Freeman
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We should all strive not to lash out at events, for they are indifferent to our wrath.
— Sep 18, 2026 08:09AM
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Steph Wylie
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From Chapter 30, "On moderation":
"It is as though our (humanity's) very touch bore infection: things which in themselves are good and beautiful are corrupted by our handling of them. We can seize hold even of Virtue in such a way that our action makes her vicious if we clasp her in too harsh and too violent an embrace. The archer who shoots beyond his target misses it just as much as the one who falls short."
— Sep 16, 2026 08:56AM
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"It is as though our (humanity's) very touch bore infection: things which in themselves are good and beautiful are corrupted by our handling of them. We can seize hold even of Virtue in such a way that our action makes her vicious if we clasp her in too harsh and too violent an embrace. The archer who shoots beyond his target misses it just as much as the one who falls short."
