Everything that is good in life can be made bad by being used badly or put to bad purposes. Many things that are bad in life can be made good by being used well or put to good purposes. The goal in life is not to get more good things, or avoid bad things, but to use all things well. The goal is not to have more of what is good but to be more of what is good. That is why we say: if you want to improve the world, improve yourself.
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