- October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February
- There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it and when he can
- The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why
- The lack of money is the root of all evil
- Do something every day that you don’t want to do, this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain
- All good things arrive unto them that wait and don’t die in the meantime
- History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme
- The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read
- Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else
- Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing
- Prosperity is the best protector of principle
- Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too, can become great
- Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference
- Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear
- All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure
- Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option
- Good judgment is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgment
- The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it
- It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt
- The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up
- The secret of getting ahead is getting started
- Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education
- Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect)
- If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything
- When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years
- Put all your eggs in one basket — and watch that basket