One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything every night before you go to bed. attributed to Bernard M. Baruch – American financier, adviser to several American presidents (1870-1965), Quotations book 2010
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that”s creativity. attributed to Charles Mingus – American jazz musician and composer (1922-1979), Quotations book 2010
Speculation…is neither illegal, immortal nor un-American. But is not a game in which Charlie and I wish to play. We bring nothing to the party, so why should we expect to take anything home? Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), Quotations book 2010
If you sleep on the floor you are not afraid of falling out of the bed. Wisdom – Quotations book 2010
Share prices fluctuate more than share values. Sir John Marks Templeton – value investor and philanthropist (1912-2008), Quotations book 2010
Experience is not enough in itself – it has to be weighed, ordered and digested, and we have to draw the right conclusions from it. Michel de Montaigne – French writer and philosopher (1533-1592), Quotations book 2010
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints. attributed to Abigail van Buren – born Pauline Esther Friedman, American advice columnist (1918-2013), Quotations book 2010
To buy when others are despondently selling and to sell when others are greedily buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest ultimate reward. Sir John Marks Templeton – value investor and philanthropist (1912-2008), Quotations book 2010
The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves and the better the teacher, the better the student body. Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), Quotations book 2010
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. The Bible, John 14:1 (NRSV) – Quotations book 2010 The Protestant pastor and song writer Otto Riethmüller (1889-1939) – he belonged to the Confessing Church – decided in 1930 under the impression of the Nacional Socialism’s propaganda, to give henceforth every calendar year a headline with a Bible verse. An...
The fear of God is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. The Bible, Proverbs 14:27 (NIV) – Quotations book 2010
Faith is a kind of winged intellect. The great workmen of history have been men who believed like giants. attributed to Charles Henry Parkhurst – American clergyman (1842-1933), Quotations book 2010
A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live. The Bible, Proverbs 15:27 (NIV) – Quotations book
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana – born Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana, Spanish philosopher (1863-1952), from “Reason in Common Sense” (1906), the first book of “The Life of Reason”, Quotations book 2010
Money has an attraction for some people, but nobody can wear two pairs of shoes at one time. Charles Feeney – Irish-American businessman, co-founded the DFS Duty Free Shops chain and General Atlantic Partners (1931-2023), Quotations book 2010
It”s never too early to teach your children about the tool of money. Teach them how to work for it and they learn pride and self-respect. Teach them how to save it and they learn security and self-worth. Teach them how to be generous with it and they learn love. attributed to Judith Jamison – American dancer and choreographer (b. 1943), Quotations...
Give naught, get same. Give much, get same. attributed to Malcolm S. Forbes – American publisher, Forbes Magazine (1919-1990), Quotations book 2010
A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. The Bible, Proverbs 15,13 (NIV) – Quotations book 2010
Saddleback doesn”t do fundraising. For us, it”s all about faithraising. Why? Because we believe GOD is primarily interested in growing our faith, not getting our money. We also believe that if the first happens, the second will naturally occur. Forrest Reinhard – pastor of the Saddleback Community Church, Lake Forest, California (b. 1958), Quotations...