"[...]the moral character of life is zealously perfected at the same time by others."

"[...]some who devote their mind to the speculative and contemplative philosophy of reality establish a virtue which is unclear to the majority, since they confine the good to their own conscience. But the moral character of life is zealously perfected at the same time by others. These make the rhythmical order of their life known publicly, as if it were a verbal statement, by their decorum concerning the visible world." (On the Inscriptions of the Psalms, GNO 76, p. 130)

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