Acquisition Quote by Jeremy Taylor
“An unjust acquisition is like a barbed arrow, which must be drawn backward with horrible anguish, or else will be your destruction.”
About This Quote
An unjust acquisition causes deep pain and eventual ruin if not reversed.
In simple terms: Unfair gain leads to suffering.
Key Takeaway
Correct injustice promptly.
Themes
justice
ethics
consequences
reversal
Mood
serious
reflective
Type
warning
philosophical
When to use this quote
- business deals
- legal disputes
- personal relationships
Key Concepts
moral injury
social backlash
Questions to Reflect On
- What steps can prevent unfair gains?
- How to repair damage after injustice?
A Different Perspective
Reversing harm may be too late.
![“No one suffers so much as he [the genius] with the people, and, therefore, for the people, with whom he lives. For, in a certain sense, it is certainly only "by suffering" that a man knows. If compassion is not itself clear, abstractly conceivable or visibly symbolic knowledge, it is, at any rate…” quote by Otto Weininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bec/otto-weininger-11319_acquisition_no-one-suffers-so-much-as-he-the-genius_20597.jpg)
