They ignore the poor and the underprivileged. The rich do not want to give of their money. This is balanced by the envy in the poor. They, too, want to be rich and turn to rebellion and wars. Philosophies are thought up to change the social order.
People fail to see that desire for wealth is the same as fooling ones self.
Knowledge and wealth do not make men better. Rich nations soon pass away. Men by nature are fools. They labour, save great amounts of money, and want to be great and respected. Yet everything is temporary.