I just finished learning this gemara in Eruvin 65b with my phone chavrusa. This is the famous gemara about the three kafs: koso, kiso and ka'aso. You can judge a man by three things: 1) How he acts when he drinks, 2) How he reacts when he has to spend or make money and 3) What he does when he loses his temper. The true nature of person is revealed when tested in these three ways.
I think there is a fourth K that has come to the fore in modern times: Kar pool. You can discover the true nature of a person with conflicts of interests in a car pool.
More seriously, the Maharsha says that all human characteristics can be divided into three ctaegories: 1) Man's relationship with the ribono shel olam. 2) Man's releationship with his fellowman and 3) Man's realtionship with himself. Money is indicative of his relationship with others. Drink tells about how he cares for himself. Anger shows the nature of his relationship to Hashem. One who is prone to anger is like an idol worshipper.
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