I can be harsh or gentle, I can guide decisions but have no hands. What am I?
Category: Knowledge · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Consider the ideas that shape our morals.
Answer
A principle
Explanation
A principle serves as a foundational belief guiding actions and decisions without physical presence.
This is a expert knowledge riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is A principle.
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