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Bring tomorrow into today by doing that which renders non-existent the unnecessary grief which would otherwise come tomorrow. This is related to, but not identical with, the idea that prevention is better than cure. For it is based on impersonal metaphysical truth which provides a higher philosophical motive, whereas the other is based on personal advantage which provides a lower, merely practical motive.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 4 : Practise Mental Discipline > # 40