The highest morality may prove also to be the highest wisdom when the half-told story comes to be finished.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True moral choices often align with wisdom once the full context of a situation is understood.
- In plain terms
- Doing the right thing is usually the smartest choice in the end.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust morality to guide wisdom in the long run.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you choose morality over convenience?
- Does wisdom always follow goodness?
Another view
Sometimes moral choices have immediate negative costs.
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