All evil and good is petty before Nature. Personally, we take comfort from this, that there is a universe to admire that cannot be twisted to villainy or good, but which simply is.

Vernor Vinge
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All evil and good is petty before Nature, meaning we can’t live our lives by what we see as good and bad. We need to live by what is natural and that which is natural is always just and pure. Just as we cannot change our nature, we cannot change the natural order of the universe.

Source: A Fire Upon The Deep

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