Be quick to praise people. People like to praise those who praise them.
BERNARD BARUCHWhatever task you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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Never follow the crowd.
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I made my money by selling too soon.
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It is far more difficult… to know when to sell a stock than when to buy.
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We are living in a highly organized state of socialism. The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he contributes to the welfare of the state. His property is only his as the state does not need it. He must hold his life and his possessions at the call of the state.
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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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When good news about the market hits the front page of the New York Times, sell.
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The terror created by weaponry has never stopped men from employing them.
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Society can progress if men’s labors show a profit – if they yield more than is put in. To produce at a loss must leave less for all to share.
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Bears don’t live on Park Avenue.
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Don’t try to be a jack of all investments. Stick to the field you know best.
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Let us not deceive ourselves: we must elect world peace or world destruction.
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Always do one thing less than you think you can do.
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A man can’t retire his experience.
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No man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world.
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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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You don’t have to blow out the other person’s light to let your own shine.
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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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Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can’t retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less energy and time.
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The 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.
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Unless each man produces more than he receives, increases his output, there will be less for him than all the others.
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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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I never lost money by turning a profit.
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If a speculator is correct half of the time, he is hitting a good average.
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Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth.
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If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament – disarmament follows peace.
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Government is not a substitute for people, but simply the instrument through which they act. And if the individual fails to do his duty as a citizen, government becomes a very deadly instrument indeed.
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