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A man is worthy of praise or blame solely on account of those actions which lie within his power to do or not to do.
Leonardo da Vinci The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci · 1888

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“ As human beings, we are endowed with this freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is up to us. ”

Arnold J. Toynbee · Civilization on Trial, 1948 · Primary source

“We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Marry, and you will regret it. Do not marry, and you will also regret it. Marry or do not marry, you will regret it either way.”

Søren Kierkegaard · Either/Or, 1843 · Primary source

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Søren Kierkegaard · 1843
Either/Or

A study of aesthetic and ethical ways of living, examining choice, commitment, love, responsibility, despair, and personal identity.

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