Don't it ever occur to you that only good people are afraid of paying for their sins?' No ma'am. I've known some bad people and some good people in my life, and it's the bad ones who live in fear, all the time. Cause they know their own hearts.. And they think everyone else is just waiting to pull the same moves on them that they've got planned to pull on somebody else
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bad people live in constant fear because they project their own malicious intentions onto others.
- In plain terms
- Evil people are scared because they assume others will hurt them like they hurt others.
- What can you take from it?
- Your own conscience often dictates your level of fear.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does your fear reveal about your actions?
- Do you assume others judge you as harshly as you judge them?
Another view
Not all fear stems from guilt; innocent people can also fear injustice.
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