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It is said, “Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.” He who does not have one good thought in his heart is not worthy of being called a human being. The idea here seems to be that if you have a single evil thought in your heart, you are not even human. To think that you are human but still have an evil thought in your mind is not fitting for a human being, the implication being that the person who has this thought should be avoided at all costs.
Source: The Iliad
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