No action will be considered as blameless unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated.
Also attributed to: Seneca
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An action's moral worth depends on the will that dictated it, not the act alone.
No action will be considered as blameless unless the will was so, for by the will the act was dictated.
Also attributed to: Seneca
An action's moral worth depends on the will that dictated it, not the act alone.
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