Daniel NayeriI think the biggest lie the devil ever told was that beauty and goodness are the same.
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You may not see it in your day-to-day life but the world is filled with bad people. They are cunning and crafty and their evil deeds are done with such subtlety that they can pass for good. There is a difference between bad and ugly, and the difference is that the ugly ones let the world know exactly what they want to do. They say things like, “I’m so awesome, I’d do anything to get what I want” and “I’ll do anything to get what I want.” A basic understanding of human nature shows that we all have a natural tendency to be selfish and that sometimes we need to put our own needs aside for the greater good.
The idea that it’s okay to do whatever you please, however you please, isn’t true at all. As Nelson Mandela said, “The biggest lie the devil ever told was that beauty and goodness are the same.”
Source: Another Faust
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