The temperament of the investor

A quote that evokes the temperament of the investor:

When I consider the many agitations encountered by man, the perils and pains he exposes himself to, in court, in war, where so many argumentations, passions, brutal and sometimes evil enterprises, etc., are born, I often say that all the unhappiness of man comes from a single source which is his inability to rest alone in a small room. A man who has enough to live by, if he but knew how to live at home and at ease, would take to sea, or lay siege to any place...One searches for conversations and the distractions of games only because one cannot remain at home with pleasure.

Blaise Pascal, Pensée