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We grow neither better or worse as we get old, but more like ourselves.

Bernard Baruch

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
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Courage Encouraging Meaningful
When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get something for nothing.
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Beggar Belief Boys Dangerous Illusion Shoeshine
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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Country Decision Light Path Stock
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.
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Action Error Life Motivational Private
There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
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Information Men Power Reasoning
Agriculture is the greatest and fundamentally the most important of our industries. The cities are but the branches of the tree of national life, the roots of which go deeply into the land. We all flourish or decline with the farmer.
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Cities Industries Land Roots Trees
Colleges don’t teach economics properly. Unfortunately we learn little from the experience of the past.
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College Little Past Philosophy
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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Men Mistake Motivation Prove Skill
Most of the successful people I know mostly listen, not talk.
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Listen Most Mostly People Successful
No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world.
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Men State Thinking Zero
We are here today to make a choice between the quick and the dead.
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Choices Dead Quick Today
The longer I operated on Wall Street the more distrustful I became of tips and inside information of every kind. Given time, I believe that inside information can break the Bank of England
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Believe Country Information Wall
You don’t have to blow out the other person’s light to let your own shine.
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Blow Light Shining
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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Friends Loyal Newspaper Pity Prejudice Quick Read
Although the shooting war is over, we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer.
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Cold Shooting War
Creativity: Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well and bring to a boil.
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Art Bucketful Courage Creativity Generous Imagination Teacher

We grow neither better or worse as we get old, but more like ourselves.

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