None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread. … The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
BERNARD BARUCHOne of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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Peace can be made tranquil and secure only by understanding and agreement fortified by sanctions.
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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.
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Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race.
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A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they arent still there, hes no longer a political leader.
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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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Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can’t retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less energy and time.
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Although the shooting war is over, we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer.
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The 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
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You don’t have to blow out the other person’s light to let your own shine.
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What else but our own sturdy reliance on freedom can explain the unexampled record this country has made?
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You can overcome anything if you don’t bellyache.
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Beware of him who promises something for nothing. Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. Do not look for approval except the consciousness of doing your best.
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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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Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.
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I get the facts, I study them patiently, I apply imagination.
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