Money is the root of all evil
Is keeping a couple of bucks in your
pocket inherently sinful? According
to the Bible, where this oft-quoted
condemnation originates, it’s not the
concept of legal tender that’s evil, but
the lust for money that drives people
away from virtue and towards greed.
he exact quote, from 1 Timothy 6:10
(King James version): “For the love
of money is the root of all evil: which
while some coveted after, they have
erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many
sorrows.”
BY BRANDON SPECKTOR
FROM RD.COMWinning isn’t everything
This motivational quote isn’t as
feel-good when you hear the original
version. The real quote, spoken by
a former university football coach,
‘Red’ Sanders, was uttered to a group
of students in 1950: “Men, I’ll be hon-
est,” Sanders said. “Winning isn’t
everything. [long pause] Men, it’s the
only thing!” (Take that, “trying your
best” and “having a good time”!)The proof is in the pudding
Unless you’re a baroque homicide
detective trying to prove that everyone
at the duke’s banquet was poisoned by
the dessert chef, this saying makes no
sense. he REAL, rarely quoted saying
goes: “he proof of the pudding is in
the eating.” The word pudding itselfhat Everyone
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