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It is far more difficult… to know when to sell a stock than when to buy.

Bernard Baruch

Colleges don’t teach economics properly. Unfortunately we learn little from the experience of the past.
BERNARD BARUCH

College Little Past Philosophy
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.
BERNARD BARUCH

Contribute Needs Socialism
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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Believe Country Information Wall
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
Don’t try to be a jack of all investments. Stick to the field you know best.
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Fields Sticks Trying
Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.
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Funny Inspirational Life
We grow neither better or worse as we get old, but more like ourselves.
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Birthday Funny Grow Up
Buy straw hats in the wintertime. Summer will surely come.
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Cheerful Hats Honest Skill Success Summer Wintertime
Become more humble as the market goes your way.
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Humble Market More Way
The stock market is people.
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Market People Stock
All economic movements, by their very nature, are motivated by crowd psychology.
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Investing Movement Psychology
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
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 BARUCH

Men Mistake Motivation Prove Skill
Beware of barbers, beauticians, waiters – or anyone – bringing gifts of ‘inside’ information or tips. Don’t try to be a jack of all investment. Stick to the field you know best.
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Barbers Best Beware Field Information Know Stick Waiter
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
BERNARD BARUCH

Courage Encouraging Meaningful
Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why.
BERNARD BARUCH

Inspirational Leadership Teacher

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