Martin Luther

We are all beggars.
Martin Luther

No matter our position or status in life, we are all in the same sinking boat on the same stormy seas. 

Perhaps this is a lesson, most vitally important for those called to leadership. For such people tend to see themselves as the heroes, the rescuers, the savers, the great women and men who will make the difference in the lives of others.

Vanity, vanity, all is vanity. 

On Finding and Reading Many Books by an Author
Life Long Learning, Note 11
Here is an insight from Martin Luther that I first gained from Bobby Clinton about 20 years ago. It was very rewarding to see this same "gem" goes back a lot further in history.

From Bobby Clinton I learned about finding "Core Authors" to become mentors. What Clinton understood was that a wise and deep immersion into the mind, thinking, heart, soul, perspective of an author takes time. It means you must read as many books as you can by an author. As you read a variety of books by an author, two things happen.