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To: Screaming_Gerbil

So true. There’s a famous saying from Ethic of Our Fathers that says “Increase possessions, increase worry”. This is an extreme example of how true that ancient statement is.


29 posted on 01/06/2009 8:58:59 AM PST by wedwo
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To: wedwo

“Increase possessions, increase worry”.


The more things you own, the more things own you.


32 posted on 01/06/2009 9:03:59 AM PST by PeterPrinciple ( Seeking the truth here folks.)
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To: wedwo
“So true. There’s a famous saying from Ethic of Our Fathers that says “Increase possessions, increase worry”. This is an extreme example of how true that ancient statement is.”

While this may be true for billionaires, to suggest that people who are financially secure have more worries than people who live paycheck to paycheck is absurd.

41 posted on 01/06/2009 10:47:35 AM PST by monday
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