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Quotation from Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant
“a gouty patient, for instance, can choose to enjoy what he likes, and to suffer what he may”
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, First Section, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott (1889)
A definite present pleasure can outweigh the vague idea of happiness that health is supposed to bring.
Citation: "a gouty patient, for instance, can choose to enjoy what he likes, and to suffer what he may" — Immanuel Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, First Section, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott (1889). (id groundwork-of-the-metaphysics-of-morals-q5)
Portrait: Immanuel Kant - Gemaelde 2, Becker, Public domain.
