Our problem in money-making or government affairs is how to remain properly venturesome and experimental without making fools of ourselves. Bernard Baruch More Quotes by Bernard Baruch More Quotes From Bernard Baruch The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. Bernard Baruch encouragingcouragemeaningful Don't try to be a jack of all investments. Stick to the field you know best. Bernard Baruch fieldsstickstrying A man sentenced to death obtained a reprieve by assuring the king he would teach his majesty's horse to fly within the year - on the condition that if he didn't succeed, he would be put to death at the end of the year. "Within a year," the man explained later, "the king may die, or I may die, or the horse may die. Furthermore, in a year, who knows? Maybe the horse will learn to fly." My philosophy is like that man's. I take the long-range view. Bernard Baruch horsekingsphilosophy Never answer a critic, unless he's right. Bernard Baruch humilitybeliefanswers Learn to take losses quickly and cleanly. There is something about inside information which seems to paralyze a man's reasoning powers. 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. Bernard Baruch losstryingmen We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat. Bernard Baruch shipsequalitywisdom All economic movements, by their very nature, are motivated by crowd psychology. Bernard Baruch investingpsychologymovement No man can humiliate me or disturb me. I won't let him. Bernard Baruch humiliateangermen The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many men as possible. Bernard Baruch humormenfunny 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. Bernard Baruch errorsactionmotivational Bears don't live on Park Avenue. Bernard Baruch investmentparksbears The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself. Bernard Baruch communicationimportantideas 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, 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. Bernard Baruch independentsuccessjobs Making a success of the job at hand is the best step toward the kind you want. Bernard Baruch workinspirationaljobs Always do one thing less than you think you can do. Bernard Baruch expectationsworkthinking The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves. Bernard Baruch disciplinefreedomblessing 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. Bernard Baruch technologycharacterthinking Most of the successful people I know mostly listen, not talk. Bernard Baruch successful-peoplesuccessfulpeople None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread. ... The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. Bernard Baruch disappointmentlyingart Everyone is entitled to be wrong about their opinions, but no one has the right to be wrong about their facts. Bernard Baruch catchyopinionfacts
