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We grow neither better or worse as we get old, but more like ourselves.

Bernard Baruch

Whatever men attempt, they seem driven to overdo. When hopes are soaring, I always repeat to myself that two and two still make four.
BERNARD BARUCH

Always Hope Investing Men Soaring Two
You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle everybody is engaged in to get better living conditions, and they are not interested too much in government.
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Communism Government Important Political Struggle
To me – old age is always ten years older than I am.
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Age Birthday Years
Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth.
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Approach Problem Views
We are living in a highly organized state of socialism. The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he contributes to the welfare of the state. His property is only his as the state does not need it. He must hold his life and his possessions at the call of the state.
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Contribute Needs Socialism
Even when we know what is right, too often we fail to act. More often we grab greedily for the day, letting tomorrow bring what it will, putting off the unpleasant and unpopular.
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Ethics Responsibility Tomorrow
Learn to take losses quickly and cleanly. There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
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Information Loss Men Power Reason Something Trying
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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Change Fact Improve Knowing Situation Thing
Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.
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Fall Higher Insurance Money Pension Unemployment
Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race.
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Agreement Lying Race
Don’t try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can’t be done except by liars.
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Bottom Business Done Liars Trying
Peace can be made tranquil and secure only by understanding and agreement fortified by sanctions.
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Agreement Sanction Secure Tranquil Understanding
So efficient are the available instruments of slavery; fingerprints, lie detectors, brain washings, gas chambers; that we shiver at the thought of political change which might put these instruments in the hands of men of hate.
BERNARD BARUCH

Available Detector Fingerprint Hate Instruments Lying Men Shiver Washing
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.
BERNARD BARUCH

Beggar Belief Boys Dangerous Illusion Shoeshine
You may not like what you find. In that case you are entitled to try to change it. But do not deceive yourself as to what you do find to be the facts of the situation.
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Deceive Entitled Fact Like Situation
Making a success of the job at hand is the best step toward the kind you want.
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Inspirational Jobs Work

We grow neither better or worse as we get old, but more like ourselves.

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