The world isn't fair, but as long as it's tilting in my direction I find that there's a natural cap to my righteous indignation.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker admits to lowering moral outrage when benefiting from unfair systems.
- In plain terms
- I don't complain about unfairness when it helps me.
- What can you take from it?
- Self-interest often overrides moral principles.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you compromise values?
- Is it okay to benefit from unfairness?
Another view
It accepts moral inconsistency as natural.
More from Scott Adams
They say that dogs lick their own genitalia because they can. But I think it's at least partially because they don't have the Internet.
Permalink to quote #3 As you know, the best way to solve a problem is to identify the core belief that causes the problem; then mock that belief until the people who hold it insist …
Permalink to quote #5 Normal people don't understand this concept; they believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enoug…
Permalink to quote #2
Related quotes
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln quote #15 L'amour de la justice n'est en la plupart des hommes que la crainte de souffrir l'injustice.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld quote #29 Survive, it's the name of the game. Would I give a shit about these people?
William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs quote #43