Man's power of choice enables him to think like an angel or a devil, a king or a slave.

I called the devil, and he came,/ And with wonder his form did I closely scan;/ He is... really a handsome and charming man./ A man in the prime of life is the devil,/ Obliging, a man of the world, and civil / A diplomatist too, well skilled in debate,/ He talks quite glibly of church and state. 

Gossip is an evil thing by nature; she is a light weight to lift up, oh very easy, but heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.  Hesiod, works and days.