Vol. 12, Four Plays The Bogey-Man ACT I
SPECULATOR (sits down.) Excuse my asking you, but I think men like you can tell many things. What do you think: will money rise or fall?
SAGE. What will rise must fall, and what will fall must rise. Rise and fall are natural to life. No rise is permanent, or fall lasting. It is reality behind it all which is steady and dependable.
SPECULATOR. (closes one eye and scratches his head.) Well, can you tell me if I shall make some profit next week?
SAGE. There is only one profit, which is worth striving after. That profit is to gain what no one can take away from you.
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