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.
BERNARD BARUCHWe did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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Learn to take losses quickly and cleanly. There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
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It is far more difficult… to know when to sell a stock than when to buy.
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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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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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None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread. … The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
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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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Although the shooting war is over, we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer.
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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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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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Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth, the realities that must be grappled with.
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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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You may not like what you find. In that case you are entitled to try to change it. But do not deceive yourself as to what you do find to be the facts of the situation.
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Now is always the hardest time to invest.
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A man sentenced to death obtained a reprieve by assuring the king he would teach his majesty’s horse to fly within the year – on the condition that if he didn’t succeed, he would be put to death at the end of the year. “Within a year,” the man explained later.
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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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When good news about the market hits the front page of the New York Times, sell.
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Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race.
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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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Science has taught us how to put the atom to work. But to make it work for good instead of for evil lies in the domain dealing with the principles of human dignity. We are now facing a problem more of ethics than of physics.
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Everyone is entitled to be wrong about their opinions, but no one has the right to be wrong about their facts.
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Become more humble as the market goes your way.
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Whatever you do, do it with all your heart and soul.
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Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.
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Beware of barbers, beauticians, waiters – or anyone – bringing gifts of ‘inside’ information or tips. Don’t try to be a jack of all investment. Stick to the field you know best.
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Don’t speculate unless you can make it a full time job.
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I was the son of an immigrant. I experienced bigotry, intolerance and prejudice, even as so many of you have. Instead of allowing these thing to embitter me, I took them as spurs to more strenuous effort. .
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