It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
Gandhi's wisdom cuts deeper than the tired platitude that "money can't buy happiness"—he's observing that we've gotten our fundamental accounting wrong, mistaking the medium of exchange for actual value. A person with a fortune but failing kidneys discovers this truth in a hospital bed far more acutely than any philosophy could teach. The insight that matters here is his refusal to separate wealth from *capability*—health isn't merely one good among many that money can purchase, but rather the very foundation that makes all other goods meaningful or even usable. Without it, gold sits inert in your account while you cannot climb stairs or taste your food.
“Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.”
Tony Hsieh“It's not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
Seneca“Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.”
Ayn Rand“Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they...”
Will Rogers