Popular Quotes Through Time

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.

The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.

Beware of geeks bearing formulas.

When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results.

We always live in an uncertain world. What is certain is that the United States will go forward over time.

Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.

If you get to my age in life and nobody thinks well of you, I don't care how big your bank account is, your life is a disaster.

We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a 'romantic.'

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Predicting rain doesn't count. Building arks does.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.