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Quotation from Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant
“like a jewel, it would still shine by its own light, as a thing which has its whole value in itself”
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, First Section, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott (1889)
Even if fortune prevented it from achieving anything, a good will would keep its full worth.
Citation: "like a jewel, it would still shine by its own light, as a thing which has its whole value in itself" — Immanuel Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, First Section, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott (1889). (id groundwork-of-the-metaphysics-of-morals-q2)
Portrait: Immanuel Kant - Gemaelde 2, Becker, Public domain.
