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> [We are all seeking to live up to normative standards that we recognize, even if we don't all recognize the same standards. This is something basic that we have in common despite our differences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-scheffler/we-are-all-seeking-to-live-up-to-normative-standards-that-we/)

[Samuel Scheffler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-scheffler/)

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## More by Samuel Scheffler

> [Philosophical questions and modes of thought just seem natural to me. They mesh with the way my mind works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-scheffler/philosophical-questions-and-modes-of-thought-just-seem-natural-to-me/)

[Samuel Scheffler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-scheffler/)

> [We are all seeking to live up to normative standards that we recognize, even if we don't all recognize the same standards. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-scheffler/we-are-all-seeking-to-live-up-to-normative-standards-that-we/)

[Samuel Scheffler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-scheffler/)

> [Tolerance is an essential value in the modern world, and we have daily reminders of how awful the alternatives to it are. And despite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-scheffler/tolerance-is-an-essential-value-in-the-modern-world-and-we-have-daily/)

[Samuel Scheffler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-scheffler/)

> [Our actual lives, including our values, our social relations, our self-conceptions, and many of our concepts, are pervasively shaped both by the knowledge and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-scheffler/our-actual-lives-including-our-values-our-social-relations-our-self/)

[Samuel Scheffler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-scheffler/)

> [Some people think that in order to lead a morally decent life one may sometimes have to forego the possibility of having a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-scheffler/some-people-think-that-in-order-to-lead-a-morally-decent-life-one-may/)

[Samuel Scheffler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-scheffler/)

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