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> [“Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy.' Easier said than done for the vast majority of stock traders. ... On every stock trade there is someone who wants to sell and someone who wants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-e-thomas-2/be-greedy-when-others-are-fearful-and-fearful-when-others-are-greedy/)

[M. E. Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-e-thomas-2/)

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> [Unfortunately, skill in evaluating the business prospects of a firm is not sufficient for successful stock trading, where the key question is whether the information about the firm is already incorporated in the price of the stock. Traders apparently lackthe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-kahneman/unfortunately-skill-in-evaluating-the-business-prospects-of-a-firm-is/)

[Daniel Kahneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-kahneman/)

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