Powerful to alleviate, to delay, to camouflage, though money is, in the end it lets us down.

Caryll Houselander
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The word, "Powerful" is derived from the Latin word, "Potentia," which means "the state of being powerful," and in this situation, it refers to a person who has the ability to accomplish something. In this context, powerful is a person or thing that is capable of doing something, but they will fail until they have the skill that is needed to completely succeed. ## ##

Source: The Reed Of God

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