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Knowing yourself and knowing the facts, you can judge whether you can change the situation so it is more to your liking. If you cannot–or if you do not know how to improve on things–then discipline yourself to the adjustments that will be necessary.

Bernard Baruch

There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
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Information Men Power Reasoning
The essence of any plan for financing old age is saving-to put aside some part of today’s earnings for the future.
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Age Enemy Essence
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.
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Aged Anything Enemy Inflation Old
“The king may die, or I may die, or the horse may die. Furthermore, in a year, who knows? Maybe the horse will learn to fly.” My philosophy is like that man’s. I take the long-range view.
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Die Furthermore Horse King Learn Philosophy
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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Loss Men Produce Profit Progress Show Yield
I never lost money by turning a profit.
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Lost Lost Money Profit
Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war.
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Cold Deceived Midst Today War
To me – old age is always ten years older than I am.
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Age Birthday Years
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
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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Economy Increase Men Produce
When good news about the market hits the front page of the New York Times, sell.
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Country News Observes Pages
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
The terror created by weaponry has never stopped men from employing them.
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Men War Weaponry
Behind the black portent of the new atomic age lies a hope which, seized upon with faith, can work out salvation…
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Lying Peace Salvation Work
Let us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction.
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Destruction Peace War World
During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.
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Character Technology Thinking

Knowing yourself and knowing the facts, you can judge whether you can change the situation so it is more to your liking. If you cannot–or if you do not know how to improve on things–then discipline yourself to the adjustments that will be necessary.

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Knowing yourself and knowing the facts, you can judge whether you can change the situation so it is more to your liking. If you cannot–or if you do not know how to improve on things–then discipline yourself to the adjustments that will be necessary.

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