Cheaters never prosper, we tell ourselves. But the ape in us knows it's not true. Clumsy, untutored, cheats never prosper. They are discovered and suffer the consequences [...]But what we apes despise is the clumsiness of their effort, the ineptness, the gaucherie. The ape in us does not despise the cheating itself...
- Mark Rowlands, The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death, and Happiness
- Mark Rowlands, The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death, and Happiness
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