Speculation is a hard and trying business, and a speculator must be on the job all the time, or he'll soon have no job to be on.
( Jesse Livermore )
Stocks are bought not in fear but in hope. They are typically sold out of fear.
( Justin Mamis )
We don't care about “why.” Real traders only have the time and interest to care about “what” and “when” and “if” and “then.”
( JC Parets )
Although few would admit it, the truth is that the typical trader wants to be right on every single trade. He is desperately trying to create certainty where it just doesn’t exist.
( Mark Douglas )
The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.
( Ben Graham )
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
( Benjamin Franklin )
The investor’s chief problem — and even his worst enemy — is likely to be himself.
( Benjamin Graham )