While enthusiasm may be necessary for great accomplishments elsewhere, on Wall Street it almost invariably leads to disaster
BENJAMIN GRAHAMMany progressive economists insist that gold is now in essentially the same position as silver and that the arguments the simon-pure gold advocates use against the white metal can be directed with equal effect against their own fetish.
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The existence of such a war chest might go far to strengthen our prestige and frighten off any would be assailant.
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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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The chief losses to investors come from the purchase of low-quality securities at times of favorable business conditions.
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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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Those with the enterprise lack the money and those with the money lack the enterprise to buy stocks when they are cheap.
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In the world of securities, courage becomes the supreme virtue after adequate knowledge and a tested judgment are at hand.
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Losing some money is an inevitable part of investing, and there’s nothing you can do to prevent it. But to be an intelligent investor, you must take responsibility for ensuring that you never lose most or all of your money.
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you may take it as an axiom that you cannot profit in Wall Street by continuously doing the obvious or the popular thing
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It is absurd to think that the general public can ever make money out of market forecasts.
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In an ideal world, the intelligent investor would hold stocks only when they are cheap and sell them when they become overpriced, then duck into the bunker of bonds and cash until stocks again become cheap enough to buy.
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… the loss of public confidence in the financial community growing out of its own conduct in recent years. I insist that more damage has been done to stock values and to the future of equities from inside Wall Street than from outside Wall Street.
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It must be fundamentally wrong to reduce production of food and fiber while one-third of our population is still ill fed and ill clothed.
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It should be remembered that a decline of 50% fully offsets a preceding advance of 100%.
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The modern world is not geared properly to the storage of goods.
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Both individual skill (art) and chance are important factors in determining success or failure.
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