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If we consistently act on the optimistic hypothesis, this hypothesis will tend to be realised; whilst by acting on the pessimistic hypothesis we can keep ourselves for ever in the pit of want.

John Maynard Keynes

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Dangerous Evil Goodness Ideas
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Aware Himself Investor Risk Run
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It would be foolish, in forming our expectations, to attach great weight to matters which are very uncertain.
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Attachment Certain Expectation Fools
Whenever you save five shillings you put a man out of work for a day.
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Day Save Work Yourself
It economics is a method rather than a doctrine, an apparatus of the mind, a technique of thinking which helps its possessor to draw correct conclusions.
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Conclusion Drawing Economics Mindset Technique
The right remedy for the trade cycle is not to be found in abolishing booms and thus keeping us permanently in a semi-slump; but in abolishing slumps and thus keeping us permanently in a quasi-boom.
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But whilst there may be intrinsic reasons for the scarcity of land, there are no intrinsic reasons for the scarcity of capital.
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Land Reason Scarcity
It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.
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Better Choice Right Wrong
Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.
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Fade Market Yourself
Obstinacy can bring only a penalty and no reward.
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Obstinate Penalty Reward
I’d rather be vaguely right than precisely wrong.
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Choice Myself Right Wrong
The businessman is only tolerable so long as his gains can be held to bear some relation to what, roughly and in some sense, his activities have contributed to society.
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Business Contribute Himself Man Society Tolerance
Like all his type, Newton was wholly aloof from women.
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