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Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.


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C.S. LEWIS For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.
BO BENNETT Behind every action is a reason; in front of every action is a consequence.
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