Humility: The Foundation Of Wisdom

There seems to be a prerequisite for humans to be humble, namely, one must not be rich and powerful.

It seems only natural to be humble when one has no power or wealth to boast about. It’s not that hard to look down when one has nothing to look up to.

Equally ‘natural’ seems the arrogance developed by those who have power and wealth of which they feel so proud of, even if they’ve just inherited it.

There is a natural inverse correlation between humility and wealth/power. The more power and wealth, the less humility and wisdom and vice-versa.

Real humility and, therefore wisdom, resides within those who, despite having amassed great power and wealth by their own effort and ingenuity, managed to remain humble and compassionate even while surrounded by haters and/or overly deferential people.

The greater the knowledge, the smaller the ego and vice-versa.

There are few things more pathetic than those individuals who boast of their power and riches.

In the same vein, there are few things more refreshing and exquisitely pleasant than those humans who, although very rich…