Intemperance is naturally punished with diseases; rashness, with mischance; injustice; with violence of enemies; pride, with ruin; cowardice, with oppression; and rebellion, with slaughter.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Intemperance leads to disease, rashness to mischance, injustice to violence, pride to ruin, cowardice to oppression, and rebellion to slaughter.
- In plain terms
- Each vice brings its own harmful consequences.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid vices to prevent their negative outcomes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Which vices are most damaging today?
- How can societies mitigate these risks?
Another view
Outcomes can vary based on context.
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