“We should not speak of one that prospers well As happy, till his life have run its course, And reached its goal. An evil spirit's gift In shortest time has oft laid low the state Of one full rich in great prosperity, When the change comes, and so the Gods appoint.” ShouldWellsStatesRunningSpiritCoursesEvilSpeakGoalRichLowsProsperityEvil Spirits Book:The Tragedies of Sophocles. A new translation, with a biographical essay by E. H. Plumptre Source: The Tragedies of Sophocles. A new translation, with a biographical essay by E. H. Plumptre
“The terror in which English capitalists now stand of organized proletarian resistance gives to the naturally protected craft organizations the power to receive the wages they demand. They act as they have been trained to act by capitalist society, which denies the doctrine of the Just Price, which proclaims work to be an evil and the goal of human endeavor to be the avoidance of it; which puts it up as an ideal that individuals should get as much money as they possibly can out of their fellows by any means in their power.” GivingShouldHumansMeanHas BeensWisdomEvilPoliticsIndividualGoalEconomyDemandIdealsOrganizationFellowsTerrorDenyResistanceDoctrineCraftsOrganizedLiberalismEndeavorCapitalistProtectedWagesAvoidance Author:Hilaire Belloc
“Good men seek it by the natural means of the virtues; evil men, however, try to achieve the same goal by a variety of concupiscences, and that is surely an unnatural way of seeking the good. Don't you agree?” MenWayTryingMeanEvilGoalNaturalVirtueAchieveAgreeSeekingVarietyGood ManUnnaturalEvil Man Book:The Consolation of Philosophy Source: The Consolation of Philosophy
“To some people the ego is evil. It gives you so much. It gives you everything you want. But it takes back too much in return. It gives you everything: money, riches, women, glamour, everything you want. But in return it takes back so much, and you're soulless. That's its goal. The ego's goal is to leave you soulless.” PeopleWantGivingEvilGoalToo MuchReturnEgoRichesGlamourSoulless Author:Mike Tyson
“When you are a man of power, your decisions affect so many people and sometimes it can appear to be extremely evil, when really you just have a specific goal to reach. I had to understand that state of mind because what was most important was the bigger goal not the smaller decisions.” PeopleMenMindImportantSometimesStatesEvilGoalDecisionBiggerState Of MindSpecific Goals Author:Jimmy Jean-Louis