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October 3, 2012
Half the Harm
“Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm; but the harm does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.” ― T.S. EliotPosted by gerardvanderleun at October 3, 2012 8:44 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
Eliot is my response every last time I hear that trope "but he means well"--no, he-she means to think well of himself, and the difference is ruinous.
I've never even gotten and argument, which means at some level they already knew.
Posted by: james wilson at October 3, 2012 9:40 AM