07 41762 $95 802832The above Italian phrase defines a happy state of doing nothing and enjoying it.
To decode it solve the alphametic:
CERTAIN=OLD*TRADE
then replace the phrase's digits by corresponding letters, extrapolate the letter represented by $
and post your solution.
Not richer, but wiser!
being curious, I found this:
My own anecdote:
I once worked in a group with a brilliant industrious leader who had a crack machine shop at his disposal (shared with other groups). Whenever he noticed the whole shop idle, it bothered him greatly and he would come up with something for them to make. They would complain: "But we don't need that!" He would respond: "But, you are doing _nothing_!" To which the lead mechanic would reply: "I would rather be doing nothing than wasting my time!" It became our mantra.
Edited on January 23, 2020, 11:23 pm
well, being curious
