Not that they detest such things but because they lack the...

Not that they detest such things but because they lack the power and daring to carry them out. To the second category belong those who possess both the power and the daring to carry out such ambitions. They muster their will to amass money and wealth, to acquire power and authority, or to occupy important posts and offices and do not stop short of any degree of perverseness. Those belonging to the third group are wolves in the skins of sheep.

They are slaves of the world in the garb of the otherworldly and the pious. They, sanctimoniously, hang their heads in affected humility, walk with the slow steps of a sage and dress like the devout. Through their hypocrisy they win the confidence of the people and become their most confident trustees. To the fourth group belong those whose hearts burn regretfully with the fire of ambition but their feeling of inferiority has…