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In the old legend the wise men finally boiled down the history of mortal affairs into a single phrase: ‘This too will pass.’

Benjamin Graham

The intelligent investor gets interested in big growth stocks not when they are at their most popular – but when something goes wrong.
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Growth Intelligent Investing
It requires strength of character in order to think and to act in opposite fashion from the crowd and also patience to wait for opportunities that may be spaced years apart.
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Character Fashion Thinking
When somebody asserts that a stock has an earning power of so much, I am sure that the person who hears him doesn’t know what he means, and there is a good chance that the man who uses it doesn’t know what it means.
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Earning Mean Men Power Sure Use
The intelligent investor shouldn’t ignore Mr. Market entirely. Instead, you should do business with him- but only to the extent that it serves your interests.
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Intelligent Investing Should
Before you place your financial future in the hands of an adviser, it’s imperative that you find someone who not only makes you comfortable but whose honesty is beyond reproach.
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Hands Honesty Investing
The investor should be aware that even though safety of its principal and interest may be unquestioned, a long term bond could vary widely in market price in response to changes in interest rates.
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Investing Long Safety
Undervaluations caused by neglect or prejudice may persist for an inconveniently long time, and the same applies to inflated prices caused by over-enthusiasm or artificial stimulants.
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Enthusiasm Long May Prejudice Time
I am more and more impressed with the possibilities of history’s repeating itself on many different counts. You don’t get very far in Wall Street with the simple, convenient conclusion that a given level of prices is not too high.
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Different Simple Wall
The utility, or intrinsic value of gold as a commodity is now considerably less than in the past; its monetary status has become extraordinarily ambiguous; and its future is highly uncertain.
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Commodity Gold Past
The purpose of this book is to supply, in the form suitable for laymen, guidance in the adoption and execution of an investment policy.
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Adoption Book Purpose
We define a bargain issue as one which, on the basis of facts established by analysis, appears to be worth considerably more that it is selling for.
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Analysis Investing Issues
Successful investing professionals are disciplined and consistent and they think a great deal about what they do and how they do it.
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Investing Successful Thinking
At heart, “uncertainty” and “investing” are synonyms.
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Heart Investing Synonym
An investor calculates what a stock is worth, based on the value of its businesses.
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Business Investing Investors Values
The value of any investment is, and always must be, a function of the price you pay for it.
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Investing Investment Pay
Buy when most people, including experts, are pessimistic, and sell when they are actively optimistic.
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Experts Optimistic People

In the old legend the wise men finally boiled down the history of mortal affairs into a single phrase: ‘This too will pass.’

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