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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 Baruch

The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves.
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Blessing Discipline Freedom
Never play tips from “insiders.” They can’t see the forest for the trees.
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Forests Insider Play Tree
There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
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Information Men Power Reasoning
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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Beggar Belief Boys Dangerous Illusion Shoeshine
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
Two things are bad for the heart – running up stairs and running down people.
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Heart People Running Thing
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
Colleges don’t teach economics properly. Unfortunately we learn little from the experience of the past.
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College Little Past Philosophy
The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.
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Funny Humor Men
Now is always the hardest time to invest.
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Always Hardest Investing Times
Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.
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Funny Inspirational Life
Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why.
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Inspirational Leadership Teacher
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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Hammers Nails Political
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
There are no such things as incurables. There are only things for which man has not found a cure.
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Health Incurable Men Science Things
Only liars manage to always be out during bad times and in during good times.
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Good Liars Times Timing
A man can’t retire his experience.
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Ciphers Experience Retirement
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
Society can progress if men’s labors show a profit – if they yield more than is put in. To produce at a loss must leave less for all to share.
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Loss Men Produce Profit Progress Show Yield
Financial storm definitely passed.
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Depression Financial Great Storm
Creativity: Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well and bring to a boil.
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Art Bucketful Courage Creativity Generous Imagination Teacher
Be quick to praise people. People like to praise those who praise them.
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People Praise Quick
Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought.
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Action Error Life Motivational Private
I have learned the truth of the observation that the more one approaches great men the more one finds that they are men.
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Learn Men Observation
Never pay the slightest attention to what a company president ever says about his stock.
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Attention Pay President
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
During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.
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Character Technology Thinking

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