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 BARUCHThe longer I operated on Wall Street the more distrustful I became of tips and inside information of every kind. Given time, I believe that inside information can break the Bank of England
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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Never play tips from “insiders.” They can’t see the forest for the trees.
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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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A dangerous fallacy is to repudiate freedom in favor of an unknown future.
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Buy straw hats in the wintertime. Summer will surely come.
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Don’t try to be a jack of all investments. Stick to the field you know best.
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Chance sometimes opens the door, but luck belongs to the good players.
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Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war.
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Gold has worked down from Alexander’s time… When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe it can be so because of prejudice or mistaken theory.
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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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Never follow the crowd.
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Always do one thing less than you think you can do.
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When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get something for nothing.
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The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.
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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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I made my money by selling too soon.
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