Evil mind

 Pg 483 

Seneca 

Letters from a stoic

The greatest proof of an evil mind is

Unsteadiness

And continued wavering between 

Pretence of virtue and love of vice!

A kind of wandering-off into opposites-

Changing plans and prayers- day by day

One day he imagines to be "would-be" King

And another time - really unassuming-

One time - he scatters money

Another time he steals it-

It is a great role to play

The role of 'one man'

But none can be 'one man'

Except the wise man! 

The rest of us often shift our masks!