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.
BERNARD BARUCHYou don’t have to blow out the other person’s light to let your own shine.
More Bernard Baruch Quotes
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The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible.
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Recipe for success: Be polite, prepare yourself for whatever you are asked to do, keep yourself tidy, be cheerful, don’t be envious, be honest with yourself so you will be honest with others, be helpful, interest yourself in your job.
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The terror created by weaponry has never stopped men from employing them.
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Even 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.
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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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The essence of any plan for financing old age is saving-to put aside some part of today’s earnings for the future.
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I get the facts, I study them patiently, I apply imagination.
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Don’t speculate unless you can make it a full time job.
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In a period scarcely twice my own lifetime it has risen from nothingness to become the world’s greatest power. It has become the ark of the covenant of freedom.
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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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Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why.
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To me – old age is always ten years older than I am.
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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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There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man’s reasoning powers.
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If a speculator is correct half of the time, he is hitting a good average.
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