Which is more disturbing: the unvarnished lust for money, or the veiled lust for power? Although both lead to ruin, only one razes completely. The first merely signals that the spirit is weaker than the flesh, the other indicates that the soul has been twisted against itself.
I side with Nietzsche. (Genealogy, Book II)
If one is to sin, then at least one should not attempt to cover it. What is more abominable: to eat the fruit or to hide in the brush? I would say the latter. For what is hiding, if not hiding from oneself?
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