Righteousness is good morality, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul and which you dislike people finding out about.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Righteousness is good morality, while wrongdoing is a hidden moral flaw people dislike others discovering.
- In plain terms
- Goodness is moral; wrongdoing is a secret flaw you fear being exposed.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultivate moral behavior to avoid hidden guilt.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What hidden flaws do you fear others seeing?
- How can you address them?
Another view
People may rationalize wrongdoing differently.
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