Newton's niece Catherine Conduitt reported that he "lost twenty thousand pounds. Of this, however, he never much liked to hear…" This was a fortune at the time

Newton's niece Catherine Conduitt reported that he "lost twenty thousand pounds. Of this, however, he never much liked to hear…" This was a fortune at the time (equivalent to about £2.4 million in present day terms So you're in good company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sea_Company#Quotations_prompted_by_the_collapse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sea_Company#Quotations_pr...