All is mutability, and thus your three hundred terces has fluctuated to three.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Everything changes over time, affecting value and quantity.
- In plain terms
- Values change, so your money is worth less now.
- What can you take from it?
- Expect things to change over time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does change affect your life?
- What holds value?
Another view
Not all things lose value; some appreciate.
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