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Do not judge a thing good or evil by your desire, but by what it is.
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What it means today

Desire is a bad judge; it calls good whatever it wants, and evil whatever it fears. Judge things by what they actually are, and you will want and fear more accurately.

Try this todayQuestion one thing today you have called "good" or "bad" purely out of desire or fear.
Today’s questionAm I judging by what is, or by what I want and fear?
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