Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth, the realities that must be grappled with.
BERNARD BARUCHApproach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth, the realities that must be grappled with.
BERNARD BARUCHGovernment 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 BARUCHGold 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.
BERNARD BARUCHMillions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why.
BERNARD BARUCHDon’t try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can’t be done except by liars.
BERNARD BARUCHAlways do one thing less than you think you can do.
BERNARD BARUCHUnless each man produces more than he receives, increases his output, there will be less for him than all the others.
BERNARD BARUCHAll economic movements, by their very nature, are motivated by crowd psychology.
BERNARD BARUCHNo man should think himself a zero, and think he can do nothing about the state of the world.
BERNARD BARUCHIf all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
BERNARD BARUCHEven 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 BARUCHPeace can be made tranquil and secure only by understanding and agreement fortified by sanctions.
BERNARD BARUCHNow is always the hardest time to invest.
BERNARD BARUCHOnly as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.
BERNARD BARUCHNo man can humiliate me or disturb me. I won’t let him.
BERNARD BARUCH“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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