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We ought to beware of people who do not think it necessary to pretend that they are good and decent. Lack of hypocrisy in such things hints at a capacity for a most depraved ruthlessness.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 200 (1955)

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Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 200 (1955) - Hoffer, Eric | WIST Quotations

We ought to beware of people who do not think it necessary to pretend that they are good and decent. Lack of hypocrisy in such things hints at a capacity for a most depraved ruthlessness.

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Nov 26

A quotation from Thomas Fuller

Never trust a malicious Man upon the Account that thou hast done him good Offices: For thou hast but fed a Dragon that will devour thee, if ever thou comest within his reach.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 1, # 948 (1725)

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Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 1, # 948 (1725) - Fuller, Thomas (1654) | WIST Quotations

Never trust a malicious Man upon the Account that thou hast done him good Offices: For thou hast but fed a Dragon that will devour thee, if ever thou comest within his reach. Fuller repeated this item as # 2443 in his second volume (1727), slightly altered: Never trust a…

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Simple Nomad Nov 18

When I was a young (as opposed to the old that I am now) I used to write some horridly dark songs - mainly just to shock my dark-humored friends. While I don't remember any of the songs from back then in detail, I do remember after the news of the Jonestown mass suicide I wrote a nice little rock-a-billy ditty that included the lyrics "Everybody look around tell me what do you see? 900 bodies piled up to your knees." Every November 18th when I see a reminder via some "this date in history" I see this and my sad, sad mind simply jumps to those lyrics.

I think I might be a bad person....

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Nov 15

A quotation from C. C. Colton

A revengeful knave will do more than he will say; a grateful one will say more than he will do.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 441 (1820)

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Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 441 (1820) - Colton, Charles Caleb | WIST Quotations

A revengeful knave will do more than he will say; a grateful one will say more than he will do.

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DebbieDoomer Nov 3

If the scarisst thing you can imagine is sharing anything with #BadPerson!!! its going to be nearly impossible to be self critical in any real way

WIST Quotations Has Moved!Oct 30

A quotation from Moliere

SGANARELLE: But when a great lord is a wicked man, it is a terrible thing.

[Mais un grand seigneur méchant homme est une terrible chose.]

Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
Don Juan [Dom Juan], Act 1, sc. 1 (1665) [tr. Waller (1904)]

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Oct 25

A quotation from Moliere

DON LOUIS: No, no, birth is nothing where virtue is not. […] Know that a man of noble birth who leads an evil life is a monster in nature; virtue is the prime title of nobility; I care much less for the name a man signs than for the deeds he does; and I should feel more esteem for the son of a porter who was a true man, than for the son of a king who lived as you do.

[Non, non, la naissance n’est rien où la vertu n’est pas. […] Apprenez enfin qu’un gentilhomme qui vit mal est un monstre dans la nature ; que la vertu est le premier titre de noblesse ; que je regarde bien moins au nom qu’on signe, qu’aux actions qu’on fait, et que je ferais plus d’état du fils d’un crocheteur, qui serait honnête homme, que du fils d’un monarque qui vivrait comme vous.]

Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
Don Juan [Dom Juan], Act 4, sc. 6 (1665) [tr. Page (1908)]

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Don Juan [Dom Juan], Act 4, sc. 6 (1665) [tr. Page (1908)] - Moliere | WIST Quotations

DON LOUIS: No, no, birth is nothing where virtue is not. [...] Know that a man of noble birth who leads an evil life is a monster in nature; virtue is the prime title of nobility; I care much less for the name a man signs than for the deeds…

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Oct 3

A quotation from C. C. Colton

He that is good will infallibly become better, and he that is bad will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue, and time are three things that never stand still.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 457 (1820)

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Steve Dustcircle 🌹Jun 24, 2025

#Philosophy expert shares the 'simple but profound rule' to tell if someone is a #goodperson or #badperson

It comes down to a specific type of #kindness.

https://www.upworthy.com/philosophy-expert-shares-the-simple-but-profound-rule-to-tell-if-someone-is-a-good-or-bad-ex1

The one simple rule that shows if someone is a good or bad person.

It comes down to a specific type of kindness.

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Feb 4, 2025

A quotation from Robert Bolt

MARGARET: Father, that man’s bad.
MORE: There is no law against that.
ROPER: There is! God’s law!
MORE: Then God can arrest him.

Robert Bolt (1924-1995) English dramatist
A Man for All Seasons, play, Act 1 (1960)

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A Man for All Seasons, play, Act 1 (1960) - Bolt, Robert | WIST Quotations

MARGARET: Father, that man's bad. MORE: There is no law against that. ROPER: There is! God's law! MORE: Then God can arrest him. Bolt's 1966 film adaptation uses the same lines.

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