The Choice of Poverty
Said Rabbi Nahum Tzernobiler: "Between poverty and wealth I always choose poverty. It is the best shield against egotism and every evil of spirit; it is the least costly, the most easily attainable; it need not struggle against jealousy and competition; it need answer no questions or suspicions; it is understood without comments and without explanations. I beg of you, my good friends, not to deprive me of this great treasure."
Source: Dor Deah
