Failure Quote by William Poundstone

“They ignored Graham’s warning that “the really dreadful losses” always occur after “the buyer forgot to ask ‘How much?’” Most painfully of all, by…

— Benjamin Graham

By investing at a discount, Benjamin Graham knew that he was unlikely to experience losses.

— Seth Klarman

Stock market falls and he loses it all.

— Silverstein

“We need a moderately-priced stock market… The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But, unlike the Lord, the market does not…

— Warren Buffet

“The true investor scarcely ever is forced to sell his shares, and at all other times he is free to disregard the current price…

— Benjamin Graham

Even from the very beginning, I didn't put any money in the stock market.

— Trey Parker

In falling markets, there is nothing that has not happened before. The bear or pessimist sees only the past, which imprisons the wretched financial…

— James Buchan

He that cannot abide a bad market, deserves not a good one

— John Ray

A price decline is of no real importance to the bona fide investor unless it is either very substantial say, more than a third…

— Benjamin Graham

“Buffett knows that a down market is when investors should be buying, not selling.”

— Larry Swedroe

Other trades may fail. The agitator is always sure of his market.

— Mary Augusta Ward

“39 percent of stocks had a negative total return. (Two out of every five stocks are money-losing investments.)”

— John Del Vecchio