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Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.

Bernard Baruch

Anything that saps the value of savings-and inflation is the worst single threat-is the enemy of the aged and of those who expect to grow old.
BERNARD BARUCH

Aged Anything Enemy Inflation Old
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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Effort Experience Son
Even being right 3 or 4 times out of 10 should yield a person a fortune if he has the sense to cut his losses quickly on the ventures where he is wrong.
BERNARD BARUCH

Being Fortune Quickly Right Sense Wrong
Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race.
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Agreement Lying Race
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.
BERNARD BARUCH

Contribute Needs Socialism
Don’t try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can’t be done except by liars.
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Bottom Business Done Liars Trying
The essence of any plan for financing old age is saving-to put aside some part of today’s earnings for the future.
BERNARD BARUCH

Age Enemy Essence
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.
BERNARD BARUCH

Friends Loyal Newspaper Pity Prejudice Quick Read
Never play tips from “insiders.” They can’t see the forest for the trees.
BERNARD BARUCH

Forests Insider Play Tree
Be quick to praise people. People like to praise those who praise them.
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People Praise Quick
To me – old age is always ten years older than I am.
BERNARD BARUCH

Age Birthday Years
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.
BERNARD BARUCH

Atom Domain Evil Instead Lies Lying Taught
We can’t cross that bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time.
BERNARD BARUCH

Bridges Crosses Economy
Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.
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Fall Higher Insurance Money Pension Unemployment
Financial storm definitely passed.
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Depression Financial Great Storm
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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Experience Man Numbers Retirement Teacher

Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.

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