Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought.
BERNARD BARUCHThe path that was entered upon only one hundred and fifty years ago … How young she is! It will be centuries before she will adopt that maturity of custom – the clothing of the grave – that some people believe she is already fitted for.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed.
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Never follow the crowd.
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I made my money by selling too soon.
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Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing.
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Don’t pity yourself, be quick to praise, be loyal to your friends, avoid prejudices, be independent, interest yourself in politics, and read the newspapers.
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Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.
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Never play tips from “insiders.” They can’t see the forest for the trees.
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Nobody ever lost money taking a profit
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America has never forgotten – and never will forget – the nobler things that brought her into being and that light her path…
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I have known men who could see through the motivations of others with the skill of a clairvoyant; only to prove blind to their own mistakes. I have been one of those men.
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The stock market is people.
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The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.
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Be quick to praise people. People like to praise those who praise them.
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We grow neither better or worse as we get old, but more like ourselves.
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You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle everybody is engaged in to get better living conditions, and they are not interested too much in government.
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