"As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly."
For as messed up of a guy as Solomon was, you've got to give him credit. He understood some serious things about the human condition.
I've seen great analysts again and again complain about the ridiculous debt loads of the west while in the same breath exhort credit growth in developing nations.
Here's a proverb for you: In a world that seeks nothing but growth, disaster can be the only end.