Proverb and Quote
While reading this morning I came across a proverb and a quote that struck me as particularly pertinent to current events in todays world, but have always been relevant, since humanity began to colonise the earth.
I've never looked up to the super wealthy, particularly as that wealth often gives them power, beyond their actual capabilities, and ability to use that power as a force for good.
I always thought that money and power corrupted people, but maybe it's not that clear cut, if you think about the type of person who chases such things and places greater importance on them, than the things in life that perhaps should matter more, like family, love, compassion, community.
Proverb: Money doesn't change people, it just makes them more of who they are.
Quote: "Power doesn't corrupt, it reveals." - Robert Caro, journalist and biographer.
I've never looked up to the super wealthy, particularly as that wealth often gives them power, beyond their actual capabilities, and ability to use that power as a force for good.
I always thought that money and power corrupted people, but maybe it's not that clear cut, if you think about the type of person who chases such things and places greater importance on them, than the things in life that perhaps should matter more, like family, love, compassion, community.
Proverb: Money doesn't change people, it just makes them more of who they are.
Quote: "Power doesn't corrupt, it reveals." - Robert Caro, journalist and biographer.
