
"I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance."
James Boswell 1784

"Once you start to see through the myth of status, possessions, and unlimited consumption as a path to happiness, you'll find that you have all kinds of freedom and time. It's like a deal you can make with the universe: I'll give up greed for freedom
. Then you can start putting your time to good use." David Edwards

Not all bad: "Millionaires in the U.S. lost 30% of their fortunes on average. Almost 20% of them lost 40%." Bloomberg News
"Awake! For morning in the Bowl of
Night
Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to
Flight:
And lo! The Hunter of the East has caught
The Sultan's Turret in a noose of light."
from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward Fitzgerald