Intent is important. Outcome is less within our control. Well said.

The good Samaritan sees a person lying on the sidewalk and seeks to aid them. In their attempts to help, a blood clot is dislodged and the person has a stroke and dies. Was the attempted aid an evil because it had a bad outcome?
On Thoughts and Actions (Stoic Wisdom 106)
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Susie Kearley 🐹 Guinea pig slave
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Intent is important. Outcome is less within our control. Well said.
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