My favorite Warren Buffett quote is
“Somebody once said that
in looking for people to hire,
you look for three qualities: 
integrity, intelligence, and energy. 
And if they don’t have the first,
the other two will kill you. 

You think about it;
it’s true. 
If you hire somebody without the first, 
you really want them to be dumb and lazy.” 

I recently saw this in action.  
A friend went into business with
a highly intelligent, immensely energetic
yet ethically challenged partner.  
He thought the man’s brilliance
would offset his lack of scruples
and it worked…
for a while. 

Until the partner figured out
that stealing my friend’s identity
was much easier than building a business. 

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