Your Dollar is your only Word, The wrath of it your only fear. You build it altars tall enough To make you see, but your are blind; You cannot leave it long enough To look before you or behind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker portrays money as a deity demanding worship, blinding people and causing fear.
- In plain terms
- Money is treated like a god that blinds and terrifies.
- What can you take from it?
- Beware of letting money dominate your life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does money influence personal decisions?
- When does financial ambition become harmful?
Another view
The metaphor may over‑simplify complex economic motivations.
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