The less you eat, drink and read books; the less you go to the theatre, the dance hall, the public house; the less you think, love, theorize, sing, paint, fence, etc., the more you save—the greater becomes your treasure which neither moths nor dust will devour—your capital. The less you are, the more you have; the less you express your own life,... See more

The less you eat, drink and buy books; the less you go to the theatre, the dance hall, the public house; the less you think, love, theorise, sing, paint, fence, etc., the more you save – the greater becomes your treasure which neither moths nor rust will devour – your capital. The less you are, the less you express your own life, the more you have,... See more

an article i read a while back said: "in the absence of strong convictions of what you want from life, you'll always default to wanting more money" for ambitious people, this trap is deadly - they become addicted. it becomes hard to see when making money starts to have diminishing value, and... See more