The intelligent investor realizes that stocks become more risky, not less, as their prices rise, and less risky, not more, as their prices fall. The intelligent investor dreads a bull market, since it makes stocks more costly to buy. And conversely (so long as you keep enough cash on hand to meet your spending needs), you should welcome a bear market, since it puts stocks back on sale. Jason...
Buy a stock if you wish the company to be yours – not if you wish the stock to go up. Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), Quotations book 2022
1. It ain”t as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. This rule reflects an attitude and not a prediction. I have always tried to keep my confidence and optimism up, no matter how difficult the situation. Things will get better. You will make them better. 2. Get mad, then get over it. I’ve worked hard over the years to make sure that when I get mad, I get over it quickly...
History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes. proverb, falsely attributed to Mark Twain – born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, American writer (1835-1910), Quotations book 2022
Comme donc ceux qui tirent le gravier du Tage en séparent l’or qu’ils y trouvent pour l’emporter, et laissent le sable sur le rivage, de même ceux qui ont la communication de quelque bonne amitié doivent en séparer le sable des imperfections, et ne le point laisser entrer en leur âme. François de Sales – fondateur de l”ordre, mystique et évêque de Genève de 1602-22 (1567-1622), de...
In youth we learn; in age we understand. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach – Austrian writer (1830-1916), from her “Aphorisms”, published in “Collected Works”, book 1 (1893), Quotations book 2022
There are more truths in a good book than it”s author meant to put in it. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach – Austrian writer (1830-1916), from her “Aphorisms”, published in “Collected Works”, book 1 (1893)
The soul obtains from Him as much as it hopes for from Him. John of the Cross – aka Juan de la Cruz, born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez, Spanish Carmelite friar and Doctor of Church (1542-1591), from “The Dark Night”, Book 2, chapter 21.8 (“La noche oscura”, posthumously 1618) L”âme obtient autant de Lui qu”autant elle espère. Jean de la Croix – alias...
L”Evangile n”est pas un livre: c”est un être vivant, avec une action, une puissance, qui envahit tout ce qui s”oppose à son extension. Napoléon Bonaparte – Général français et empereur de 1804-14 et 1815 (1769-1821), de “Sentiment de Napoléon sur le Christianisme: conversations religieuses”, chapitre 16, “De La Divinité de Jesus-Christ” (à...
People saying: “It can’t be done” are always being interrupted by somebody doing it. proverb from the “Puck” – first successful American humor magazine (volume 52, no. 1347, December 24, 1902), Quotations books 2022 + 2025 often falsely attributed to George Bernard Shaw (Irish writer, Nobel Prize in literature 1925,...
Be brave and take risks. Nothing can replace experience. motivation – Quotations book 2022
Goodness is the only investment that never fails. Henry David Thoreau – American writer (1817-1862)
What would life be if we didn’t dare to take things in hand? Vincent van Gogh – Dutch painter (1853-1890), in a letter to his brother Theo (December 29th, 1881), Quotations book 2021 Wat zou het leven zijn als we niet wat durfden aanpakken? Vincent van Gogh – Nederlands kunstschilder (1853-1890), in een brief aan zijn broer Theo (29 december 1881), Offerteboekje...
Do what you can and leave the rest to God. Don Giovanni Melchiore Bosco – Italian Catholic priest, founder of the order (“Salesians of Don Bosco”) and educator (1815-1888), from “Memorie Biografiche”, book XIII, chapter XXVI, 832 (1932), Libretto delle citazioni 2021 Fa” quello che puoi, e Dio farà il resto. Don Giovanni Melchiore Bosco – presbitero...
It”s a big difference whether you play to not lose or whether you play to win. Daniel S. “Dan” Peña, Sr.– American businessman (b. 1945), Quotations book 2021
Fold early when the odds are against you, or if you have a big edge, back it heavily because you don’t get a big edge often. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), from “Damn Right: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger” (2000), Quotations book 2021
Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that. Anthony Volodkin – American entrepreneur (b. 1985), Quotations book 2021
We’ve had three big ideas at Amazon that we’ve stuck with for 18 years, and they’re the reason we’re successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient. Jeffrey P. “Jeff” Bezos – American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964), from an interview with the “Washington Post” (September 3rd, 2013), Quotations book...
Bønnen forandrer ikke Gud, men den forandrer den bedende. Prayer does not change God, but changes him who prays. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard – Danish Protestant theologian an philosopher (1813-1855), known as one of the most important academics in Denmark, from his preface to “Edifying Discourses in Diverse Spirits”, part I (1847), Quotations books 2021 +...
Your brand is what other people say about you when you”re not in the room! Jeffrey P. “Jeff” Bezos – American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964), in a talk from TEDGlobal 2012 University (May 2012), Quotations book 2021