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When you set about any action, remind yourself of what nature the action is.

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From Section IV (Higginson translation) of The Enchiridion. Read the surrounding argument as well as the excerpt; its historical language and philosophical assumptions shape its meaning.

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Source: The Enchiridion , Section IV (Higginson translation)

Edition: Thomas Wentworth Higginson translation Β· Translated by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

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