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Benjamin Graham Quotes

To have a true investment, there must be a true margin of safety. And a true margin of safety is one that can be demonstrated by figures, by persuasive reasoning, and by reference to a body of actual experience Picture Quote #1

A great company is not a great investment if you pay too much for the stock Picture Quote #1

In other words, the market is not a weighing machine, on which the value of each issue is recorded by an exact and impersonal mechanism, in accordance with its specific qualities. Rather should we say that the market is a voting machine, whereon countless individuals register choices which are the product partly of reason and partly of emotion Picture Quote #1

Mathematics is ordinarily considered as producing precise and dependable results; but in the stock market the more elaborate and abstruse the mathematics the more uncertain and speculative are the conclusions we draw there from. Whenever calculus is brought in, or higher algebra, you could take it as a warning that the operator was trying to substitute theory for experience, and usually also to give to speculation the deceptive guise of investment Picture Quote #1

The investor with a portfolio of sound stocks should expect their prices to fluctuate and should neither be concerned by sizable declines nor become excited by sizable advances. He should always remember that market quotations are there for his convenience, either to be taken advantage of or to be ignored Picture Quote #1

I quickly convinced myself that the true key to material happiness lay in a modest standard of living which could be achieved with little difficulty under almost all economic conditions Picture Quote #1

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The utility, or intrinsic value of gold as a commodity is now considerably less than in the past; its monetary status has become extraordinarily ambiguous; and its future is highly uncertain Picture Quote #1

The genuine investor in common stocks does not need a great equipment of brain and knowledge, but he does need some unusual qualities of character Picture Quote #1

It is worth pointing out that assuredly not more than one person out of a hundred who stayed in the market after after 1925 emerged from it with a net profit and that the speculative losses taken were appalling Picture Quote #1

Nearly everyone interested in common stocks wants to be told by someone else what he thinks the market is going to do. The demand being there, it must be supplied Picture Quote #1

The value of the security analyst to the investor depends largely on the investor’s own attitude. If the investor asks the analyst the right questions, he is likely to get the right or at least valuable answers Picture Quote #1

Successful investment may become substantially a matter of techniques and criteria that are learnable, rather than the product of unique and incommunicable mental powers Picture Quote #1

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The investor’s primary interest lies in acquiring and holding suitable securities at suitable prices Picture Quote #1

You must never delude yourself into thinking that you’re investing when you’re speculating Picture Quote #1

It requires strength of character in order to think and to act in opposite fashion from the crowd and also patience to wait for opportunities that may be spaced years apart Picture Quote #1

Experience teaches that the time to buy stocks is when their price is unduly depressed by temporary adversity. In other words, they should be bought on a bargain basis or not at all Picture Quote #1

By developing your discipline and courage, you can refuse to let other people’s mood swings govern your financial destiny. In the end, how your investments behave is much less important than how you behave Picture Quote #1

Price fluctuations have only one significant meaning for the true investor. They provide him with an opportunity to buy wisely when prices fall sharply and to sell wisely when they advance a great deal Picture Quote #1

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Successful investing professionals are disciplined and consistent and they think a great deal about what they do and how they do it Picture Quote #1

To establish the right price for a stock, the market must have adequate information, but it by no means follows that is the market has this information it will thereupon establish the right price Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is only one ingredient on arriving at a stock’s proper price. The other ingredient, fully as important as information, is sound judgment Picture Quote #1

The true investor... will do better if he forgets about the stock market and pays attention to his dividend returns and to the operation results of his companies Picture Quote #1

An intelligent investor gets satisfaction from the thought that his operations are exactly opposite to those of the crowd Picture Quote #1

The sillier the market’s behavior, the greater the opportunity for the business like investor Picture Quote #1

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The purpose of this book is to supply, in the form suitable for laymen, guidance in the adoption and execution of an investment policy Picture Quote #1

For 99 issues out of 100 we could say that at some price they are cheap enough to buy and at some price they would be so dear that they would be sold Picture Quote #1

The distinction between investment and speculation in common stocks has always been a useful one and its disappearance is cause for concern Picture Quote #1

Never mingle your speculative and investment operations in the same account nor in any part of your thinking Picture Quote #1

Speculative stock movements are carried too far in both directions, frequently in the general market and at all times in at least some of the individual issues Picture Quote #1

A speculator gambles that a stock will go up in price because somebody else will pay even more for it Picture Quote #1

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To have a true investment, there must be a true margin of safety. And a true margin of safety is one that can be demonstrated by figures, by persuasive reasoning, and by reference to a body of actual experience (Benjamin Graham Quotes) A great company is not a great investment if you pay too much for the stock (Benjamin Graham Quotes) In other words, the market is not a weighing machine, on which the value of each issue is recorded by an exact and impersonal mechanism, in accordance with its specific qualities. Rather should we say that the market is a voting machine, whereon countless individuals register choices which are the product partly of reason and partly of emotion (Benjamin Graham Quotes) Mathematics is ordinarily considered as producing precise and dependable results; but in the stock market the more elaborate and abstruse the mathematics the more uncertain and speculative are the conclusions we draw there from. Whenever calculus is brought in, or higher algebra, you could take it as a warning that the operator was trying to substitute theory for experience, and usually also to give to speculation the deceptive guise of investment (Benjamin Graham Quotes) The investor with a portfolio of sound stocks should expect their prices to fluctuate and should neither be concerned by sizable declines nor become excited by sizable advances. He should always remember that market quotations are there for his convenience, either to be taken advantage of or to be ignored (Benjamin Graham Quotes) I quickly convinced myself that the true key to material happiness lay in a modest standard of living which could be achieved with little difficulty under almost all economic conditions (Benjamin Graham Quotes) The utility, or intrinsic value of gold as a commodity is now considerably less than in the past; its monetary status has become extraordinarily ambiguous; and its future is highly uncertain (Benjamin Graham Quotes) The genuine investor in common stocks does not need a great equipment of brain and knowledge, but he does need some unusual qualities of character (Benjamin Graham Quotes) It is worth pointing out that assuredly not more than one person out of a hundred who stayed in the market after after 1925 emerged from it with a net profit and that the speculative losses taken were appalling (Benjamin Graham Quotes) Nearly everyone interested in common stocks wants to be told by someone else what he thinks the market is going to do. The demand being there, it must be supplied (Benjamin Graham Quotes) The value of the security analyst to the investor depends largely on the investor’s own attitude. If the investor asks the analyst the right questions, he is likely to get the right or at least valuable answers (Benjamin Graham Quotes) Successful investment may become substantially a matter of techniques and criteria that are learnable, rather than the product of unique and incommunicable mental powers (Benjamin Graham Quotes) The investor’s primary interest lies in acquiring and holding suitable securities at suitable prices (Benjamin Graham Quotes) You must never delude yourself into thinking that you’re investing when you’re speculating (Benjamin Graham Quotes) It requires strength of character in order to think and to act in opposite fashion from the crowd and also patience to wait for opportunities that may be spaced years apart (Benjamin Graham Quotes) Experience teaches that the time to buy stocks is when their price is unduly depressed by temporary adversity. In other words, they should be bought on a bargain basis or not at all (Benjamin Graham Quotes) By developing your discipline and courage, you can refuse to let other people’s mood swings govern your financial destiny. In the end, how your investments behave is much less important than how you behave (Benjamin Graham Quotes) Price fluctuations have only one significant meaning for the true investor. They provide him with an opportunity to buy wisely when prices fall sharply and to sell wisely when they advance a great deal (Benjamin Graham Quotes) Successful investing professionals are disciplined and consistent and they think a great deal about what they do and how they do it (Benjamin Graham Quotes) To establish the right price for a stock, the market must have adequate information, but it by no means follows that is the market has this information it will thereupon establish the right price (Benjamin Graham Quotes) Knowledge is only one ingredient on arriving at a stock’s proper price. The other ingredient, fully as important as information, is sound judgment (Benjamin Graham Quotes) The true investor... will do better if he forgets about the stock market and pays attention to his dividend returns and to the operation results of his companies (Benjamin Graham Quotes) An intelligent investor gets satisfaction from the thought that his operations are exactly opposite to those of the crowd (Benjamin Graham Quotes) The sillier the market’s behavior, the greater the opportunity for the business like investor (Benjamin Graham Quotes) The purpose of this book is to supply, in the form suitable for laymen, guidance in the adoption and execution of an investment policy (Benjamin Graham Quotes) For 99 issues out of 100 we could say that at some price they are cheap enough to buy and at some price they would be so dear that they would be sold (Benjamin Graham Quotes) The distinction between investment and speculation in common stocks has always been a useful one and its disappearance is cause for concern (Benjamin Graham Quotes) Never mingle your speculative and investment operations in the same account nor in any part of your thinking (Benjamin Graham Quotes) Speculative stock movements are carried too far in both directions, frequently in the general market and at all times in at least some of the individual issues (Benjamin Graham Quotes) A speculator gambles that a stock will go up in price because somebody else will pay even more for it (Benjamin Graham Quotes)

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