If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Financial wealth is not true security. Personal capability and knowledge provide lasting independence.
- In plain terms
- Money isn't true security; knowledge and skills are.
- What can you take from it?
- Invest in yourself for lasting security.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What skills give you security?
- Are you investing in yourself?
Another view
Knowledge alone doesn't guarantee income without opportunity.
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