A set of huge marble busts stared smugly down from on high: great merchants and financiers of Styrian history, by the look of them. Criminals made heroes by colossal success.

Joe Abercrombie
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We all want to make money. After all, it makes our lives easier. So, when we do make money, we tend to like to show it off. We may make some bad decisions along the way, but we always seem to come out on top.

We think that makes us good people. However, the truth is that our success is only for ourselves. When we become rich and successful, we put ourselves into that pedestal of success where we become like gods.

People worship us and our accomplishments because they want to be just like us. That’s why these criminals made heroes of themselves by colossal success.

Source: Best Served Cold

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