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All economic movements, by their very nature, are motivated by crowd psychology.

Bernard Baruch

Agriculture is the greatest and fundamentally the most important of our industries. The cities are but the branches of the tree of national life, the roots of which go deeply into the land. We all flourish or decline with the farmer.
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Cities Industries Land Roots Trees
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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Boys Keep Leader Political Time
The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.
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Funny Humor Men
Chance sometimes opens the door, but luck belongs to the good players.
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Doors Luck Player
Colleges don’t teach economics properly. Unfortunately we learn little from the experience of the past.
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College Little Past Philosophy
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.
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Art Disappointment Lying
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
One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed.
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Forgiveness Life Positive
Anything that saps the value of savings-and inflation is the worst single threat-is the enemy of the aged and of those who expect to grow old.
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Aged Anything Enemy Inflation Old
Although the shooting war is over, we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer.
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Cold Shooting War
Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war.
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Cold Deceived Midst Today War
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
Only 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.
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Brain Passion Prejudice Sharp
I have known men who could see through the motivations of others with the skill of a clairvoyant; only to prove blind to their own mistakes. I have been one of those men.
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Men Mistake Motivation Prove Skill
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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Friends Loyal Newspaper Pity Prejudice Quick Read
A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.
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Business Future Men

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