This aspect of human nature has been known well before ancient Egypt was a thing. The traditional allegory, which you may find in all major religions, is that e

This aspect of human nature has been known well before ancient Egypt was a thing. The traditional allegory, which you may find in all major religions, is that every human is driven by "priests" of ambition and desire, who are empowered by the demon of ignorance. The priest of ambition wants power over others, he wants to be feared. The selfish priest of desire wants to be loved by everyone, but will love no one in return. Ambition dominates desire. Most successful men are servants of the two. Sociopaths are driven by inhuman ambition. Clueless - by selfish desire. Losers are the weak, indecisive crowd. There are two outcomes for most: some will manage to kick out both priests and expell the demon, while others will become its slaves, appearing powerful to the crowd, but miserable inside.