Inhibition, The Mechanics of Virtue, Matt Berry, aphorism 65

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Wouldn’t a private honesty which did not compromise itself in public be indistinguishable from uninhibited behavior?  And wouldn’t such a person be indistinguishable from an idiot? 
And then we must consider the alternative: inhibited behavior would be indistinguishable from dishonesty – one does not do what one thinks.  
However, 
  1. Inhibition is required in any attempt at self-control
  2. Conscious thought ... the attempt to understand and guide action is anything but uninhibited.

Do self-control and wisdom require public dishonesty?






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