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“The truth of course, is that sometimes it is good to rush in; other times it is better to pause for thought. We must learn to adapt to circumstances. Wisdom requires being able to identify when a rule no longer holds true, and good advice becomes bad advice.”

“They agree, rather, that those who are ignorant of the beautiful or good or just are the ones most constrained by ignorance, as they lack knowledge about the most important things in life.”

“Philosophy, in his hands, began to resemble a sort of medicine, applied to the mind rather than the body.”

Page 83-88 The Practice of the Golden Rule

First full paragraph - falling in love because of good looks vs. falling in love with someone’s character.

Eudaimonia: having a happy life in the sense of being fortunate or flourishing

Hapless: wretched or unfortunate

Happiness is more than just a feeling—it’s a state of being
: feeling better vs. getting better
: feeling good vs. being good
: feeling happy vs. being happy

Paragraph one. Virtue.

Argumentum ad populum: the fallacy of appealing to an ideas popularity as though that proves that it is correct.

Think for ourselves.