Evil Virtues: Patience
Patience is the second essential trait for successful evil. More plots have been foiled by an impatient mastermind than by any determined investigator. Toppling nations, subverting religions, and unleashing targeted plagues takes time. A moment of frustrated impulsivity can ruin decades of work.
Henchmen will argue that there is no point in being evil if you can't instantly have whatever you want. These henchmen are playing checkers, while the masterminds are playing three-dimensional, four-player chess. Such henchmen are disposable tools, and should be disposed of quickly.
Cultivating patience is difficult. Most people are not able to master all of their impulses, and are not honest enough to admit their impulses can be plan killing. But we are not most people. We are evil masterminds, capable of presiding over multi-generational plots for universal domination. I say universal, rather than global, because truly ambitious evil seeks to rule over all of the material plane, not just one planet.
A good starting point for developing deeper patience is to learn to sit quietly and still for ten minutes. Many masterminds find classical music helpful in this. Cats are also a useful tool, as it is a time consuming and largely futile task to bend a feline to your will. It can be done, which is why so many successful masterminds have small white cats.
The cultivation of patience will be an ongoing pursuit, and a constant admonition on our journey toward mastering evil.
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