Skeptic ..., The Mechanics of Virtue, aphorism 324

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There is a skeptic who lays pick and ax to every root and leaves nothing behind. There is another skeptic who cultivates the land he has inherited. The former wants only to display his ability to uproot and expose and so he leaves a barren land. The latter only digs and uproots so that he might have fruit to harvest and enjoy – and given that he has a deadline, he finds it wise to go around an oak tree or two.

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