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"Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible." Lord Chesterfield

"Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 31, 2021

"The Earth has a skin and that skin has diseases, one of those diseases is man." Friedrich Nietzsche

"The Earth has a skin and that skin has diseases, one of those diseases is man." Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 30, 2021

"One often makes a remark and only later sees how true it is." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"One often makes a remark and only later sees how true it is." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 29, 2021

"If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences — and infer the motivation." Jordan Peterson

"If you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences — and infer the motivation." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 28, 2021

"The stock market is a no-called-strike game. You don't have to swing at everything - you can wait for your pitch." Warren Buffett

"The stock market is a no-called-strike game. You don't have to swing at everything - you can wait for your pitch." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 27, 2021

"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed." Albert Einstein

"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed." Albert Einstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 26, 2021

"Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough." Lord Chesterfield

"Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 25, 2021

"We feel that even if all possible scientific questions be answered, the problems of life have still not been touched at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"We feel that even if all possible scientific questions be answered, the problems of life have still not been touched at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 24, 2021

"Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals." David Ogilvy

"Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals." David Ogilvy — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 23, 2021

"I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years." Warren Buffett

"I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 22, 2021

"A friend is someone who will bail you out of jail. A best friend is the one sitting next to you saying 'boy was that fun'." Groucho Marx

"A friend is someone who will bail you out of jail. A best friend is the one sitting next to you saying 'boy was that fun'." Groucho Marx — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 21, 2021

"The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things." Jordan Peterson

"The things that pose the greatest threats to your survival are the most real things." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 20, 2021

"But envy is negative and outer-directed, not driven from within, and so I knew that it wouldn't carry us very far down the path to true renewal." Satya Nadella

"But envy is negative and outer-directed, not driven from within, and so I knew that it wouldn't carry us very far down the path to true renewal." Satya Nadella — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 20, 2021

"People should have values, so by extension, a company should. And one of the things you do is give back. So how do you give back? We give back through our work in the environment, in running the company on renewable energy. We give back in job creation." Tim Cook

"People should have values, so by extension, a company should. And one of the things you do is give back. So how do you give back? We give back through our work in the environment, in running the company on renewable energy. We give back in job creation." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 19, 2021

"Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners." Lord Chesterfield

"Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 18, 2021

"Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out." Robert Collier

"Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out." Robert Collier — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 17, 2021

"All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies." Warren Buffett

"All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 16, 2021

"The only true paradises are the paradises which we have lost." Marcel Proust

"The only true paradises are the paradises which we have lost." Marcel Proust — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 15, 2021

"If I got a dollar for every time you say something smart, I'd be poor." Unknown

"If I got a dollar for every time you say something smart, I'd be poor." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 14, 2021

"Not how the world is, but that it is, is the mystery." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Not how the world is, but that it is, is the mystery." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 13, 2021

"You sell a company twice. First of all, you sell them the product, then you sell them the service." Richard Brock

"You sell a company twice. First of all, you sell them the product, then you sell them the service." Richard Brock — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 12, 2021

"If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself." Lord Chesterfield

"If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 11, 2021

"The one thing I'm sure of is that overtime, stocks from this level will beat bonds from this level. Stocks [have] been so much more attractive than bonds for a long time now." Warren Buffett

"The one thing I'm sure of is that overtime, stocks from this level will beat bonds from this level. Stocks [have] been so much more attractive than bonds for a long time now." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 10, 2021

"Life is fragile. We're not guaranteed a tomorrow so give it everything you've got." Tim Cook

"Life is fragile. We're not guaranteed a tomorrow so give it everything you've got." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 9, 2021

"I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives." Ralph Waldo Emerson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 8, 2021

"All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth." Friedrich Nietzsche

"All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth." Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 7, 2021

"It took untold generations to get you where you are. A little gratitude might be in order. If you're going to insist on bending the world to your way, you better have your reasons." Jordan Peterson

"It took untold generations to get you where you are. A little gratitude might be in order. If you're going to insist on bending the world to your way, you better have your reasons." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 6, 2021

"...society honors its living conformists and its dead troublemakers." Mignon McLaughlin

"...society honors its living conformists and its dead troublemakers." Mignon McLaughlin — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 6, 2021

"You cannot make a good deal with a bad person." Warren Buffett

"You cannot make a good deal with a bad person." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 5, 2021

"Of course I talk to myself. I need expert advice." Unknown

"Of course I talk to myself. I need expert advice." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 4, 2021

"He who looks outside dreams, he who looks inside awakens." Carl Gustav Jung

"He who looks outside dreams, he who looks inside awakens." Carl Gustav Jung — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 3, 2021

"Men will not believe because they will not broaden their minds." Lord Chesterfield

"Men will not believe because they will not broaden their minds." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 2, 2021