The Pursuit of Wealth Is a Fool's Game

The pursuit of wealth is a fool's game. It's going to degrade you, he says. You're going to do things you're going to be ashamed of and that you'll want to hide. The quieter path is to pursue wisdom and virtue which he advocates for. And what he's saying there is that not only do we want to be praised and honored and respected but we want to earn that honestly. We want to be praise worthy. We Want to matter.