I feel at times like a stranger to my own character and this self-partiality or self-ignorance gives rise to all kinds of deception. Unfortunately, my own self-deception does not aid self-regard, but maybe that is the case for many. It almost feels more dangerous than explicit wickedness because it is a less-defined vice or some kind of transgression that lacks a law. How can it have rules surrounding it though? Most interactions between human beings cannot be reduced to fixed determinate rules.
Either there is a difference between right and wrong, or there is not. If not, there is no reason for concern; but if so, there must be fairness in the mind and honesty in the heart. If someone must be wicked, might as well have vicious passions compared to a deep and calm source of delusion.