Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Moral clarity is often immediate; regret follows bad actions quickly.
- In plain terms
- You usually know right away if you did something wrong.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust your immediate instinct about right and wrong.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you know an act was wrong?
Another view
Sometimes moral choices are genuinely ambiguous.
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