“Um homem não pode fazer o certo numa área da vida, enquanto está ocupado em fazer o errado em outra. A vida é um todo indivisível.”
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Probable attribution
This saying is widely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, but the attribution is not supported by a reliable primary source.
Likely origin: Portuguese translation of Gandhi's genuine line 'A man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other. Life is one indivisible whole.' (Young India-era).
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Morality doesn't stay in separate boxes; the habits you allow in one corner leak into the rest. Cutting corners at work quietly lowers your standard at home, because character is a single fabric, not a set of independent switches.
When to use it
- A person who bends the rules in business often finds the same slack creeping into friendships.
- Cheating on a diet 'just this once' tends to loosen resolve about exercise and sleep too.
- Losing your temper freely at home rarely stays there; it soon shows up with coworkers.