Quote by Stephen King

People don't get better, they just get smarter. When you get smarter you don't stop pulling the wings of flies, you just think of better reasons for doing it.

People don't get better, they just get smarter. When you get

Summary

This quote suggests that personal growth and intelligence do not necessarily lead to moral improvement. It implies that individuals may become smarter and more sophisticated in their thinking, but their harmful or unethical actions remain unchanged. Instead of ceasing their harmful behaviors, they merely find more clever justifications or motivations for their actions. Essentially, the quote points out that intelligence does not necessarily equate to moral or behavioral progress.

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