Desire Quote by Gerald M. Loeb

“The desire for gold is the most universal and deeply rooted commercial instinct of the human race.”

Gerald M. Loeb

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Successful investment is a battle for financial survival.

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I once read about a meeting of economists who agreed that if their forecasts were 33 1/3 % correct, that was considered a high mark in their profession. Well, of course, I know you cannot invest in securities successfully with odds like that against you if you place dependence solely upon judgement as to the right securities to own and…

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Knowledge born from actual experience is the answer to why one profits; lack of it is the reason one loses

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The greatest safety lies in putting all your eggs in one basket and watching the basket.

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Don't be overly concerned about your heirs. Usually, unearned funds do them more harm than good.

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Investing solely for 'income,' investing merely 'to keep capital employed,' and investing simply 'to hedge against inflation' are all entirely out of the question.

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Market values are fixed only in part by balance sheets and income statements; much more by the hopes and fears of humanity; by greed,…

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Stocks are bought on expectations, not facts.

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It is wise to remember that too much success in the stock market is in itself an excellent warning.

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I have observed this in my experience of slavery, - that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom. I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is…

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On the brink of being satiated, desire still appears infinite.

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He caught her, she fell, he caught her in his arms, he held her tightly unconscious of what he was doing. He held her up, though tottering himself. He felt as if his head were filled with smoke; flashes of light slipped through his eyelids; his thoughts vanished; it seemed to him that he was performing a religious act, and…

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“The deepest urge in human nature is the desire to be important.”

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