02 March 2017
50 Vital Investment Quotes for Financial Success
He who wishes to be rich in a day
will be hanged in a year.
Leonardo da Vinci
(1452-1519, Italian polymath, painter, sculptor, architect,
engineer, inventor, anatomist, botanist, and writer)
All that glitters is not gold.
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616, English poet, playwright and actor)
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790, political theorist, scientist, and inventor)
The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket
and watches the basket.
Andrew Carnegie
(1835-1919, Scottish American industrialist
who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry)
Opportunity is missed by most people
because it is dressed in overalls
and looks like work.
Thomas Edison
(1847-1931, American inventor and businessman)
When everything seems to be going against you,
remember that the airplane takes off against the wind,
not with it.
Henry Ford
(1863-1947, American industrialist)
Never let a poor man
advise you on your investments.
Spanish Proverb
Markets can remain irrational longer
than you can remain solvent.
John Maynard Keynes
(1883-1946, British economist and author)
Investment Quote: When buying shares, ask yourself, would you buy the whole company - Rene RivkinCollage of Shutterstock images; Foreground: alphaspirit, Background: Michael Leslie
The market does not beat them.
They beat themselves,
because though they have brains
they cannot sit tight.
Jesse Lauriston Livermore,
also known “Great Bear of Wall Street”
(1877-1940, American stock trader)
Buy when everyone else is selling and
hold when everyone else is buying.
This is not merely a catchy slogan.
It is the very essence of successful investments.
Jean Paul Getty
(1892-1976, Anglo-American industrialist)
Seek advice on risk from the wealthy,
who still take risks,
not friends
who dare nothing more than a football bet.
Jean Paul Getty
(1892-1976, Anglo-American industrialist)
The individual investor should act consistently
as an investor and not as a speculator.
Benjamin Graham
(1894-1976, British-born American professional investor,
considered the father of value investing)
Hand of business man dropping coins into other handGreat promisers, bad paymasters.
Dutch Proverb
The investor’s chief problem
and even his worst enemy
is likely to be himself.
Benjamin Graham
(1894-1976, British-born American professional investor,
considered the father of value investing)
Investment Quote: An investment in knowledge pays the best interest - Benjamin FranklinCollage of Shutterstock images; Foreground: Wallenrock, Background: Alexey Rozhanovsky
In the short run,
the market is a voting machine,
but in the long run
it is a weighing machine.
Benjamin Graham
(1894-1976, British-born American professional investor,
considered the father of value investing)
How many millionaires do you know
who have become wealthy
by investing in savings accounts?
I rest my case.
Robert Gray Allen
(1902-1963, American businessman)
Columbus did not seek a new route to the Indies
in response to a majority directive.
Milton Friedman
(1912-2006, American economist and statistician)
The four most dangerous words in investing are:
‘This time it’s different’
Sir John Marks Templeton
(1912-2008, American-born British stock investor)
Investing should be more
like watching paint dry or watching grass grow.
If you want excitement,
… go to Las Vegas.
Paul Anthony Samuelson
(1915-2009, American economist,
won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences)
Puppy counting goldfish jumping into a bowl from a laptopVenture a small fish to catch a great one.
Latin Proverb
Only those who are asleep
make no mistakes.
Ingvar Kamprad
(*1926, Swedish business magnate, founder of IKEA)
Investment Quote: Never let a poor man advise you on your investments - Spanish ProverbImage: Sergei Primakov (Shutterstock)
If you’re going to hunt elephants,
don’t get off the trail for a rabbit.
T. Boone Pickens
(*1928, American business magnate and financier)
Don’t look for the needle in the haystack.
Just buy the haystack!
Jack Bogle
(*1929, founder and retired CEO of The Vanguard Group)
The rich invest in time,
the poor invest in money.
Warren Edward Buffett
(*1930, American business magnate)
Only buy something
that you’d be perfectly happy to hold
if the market shut down for 10 years.
Warren Edward Buffett
(*1930, American business magnate)
When investing,
pessimism is your friend,
euphoria the enemy.
Warren Edward Buffett
(*1930, American business magnate)
Risk comes from not knowing
what you’re doing.
Warren Edward Buffett
(*1930, American business magnate)
Happy man fondles his money tree houseplantWhen the deal is done, discuss it no more;
it is difficult to collect dispersed water.
Chinese Proverb
The investor of today does not profit
from yesterday’s growth.
Warren Edward Buffett
(*1930, American business magnate)
Investment quote: The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money - Warren BuffettCollage of Shutterstock images; Foreground: Jason Stitt, Background: worradirek
If investing is entertaining,
if you’re having fun,
you’re probably not making money.
Good investing is boring.
George Soros
(*1930, Hungarian-born American business magnate)
Unfortunately, the more complex the system,
the greater the room for error.
George Soros
(*1930, Hungarian-born American business magnate)
There are no rules about investment.
Sharks can be good.
Artist’s dung can be good.
Oil on canvas can be good.
Charles Saatchi
(*1943, British businessman)
It’s one of the most important
things at the end of the day,
being able to say no to an investment.
Henry R. Kravis
(*1944, American businessman)
When buying shares, ask yourself,
would you buy the whole company?
Rene Rivkin
(1944-2005, Australian investor and stockbroker)
Portrait of a greedy man grabbing to his moneyGreedy people try to get rich quick
but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
Proverbs 28:22
Know what you own,
and know why you own it.
Peter Lynch
(*1944, American businessman and stock investor)
Investment Quote: In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable - Robert D. ArnottCollage of Shutterstock images; Foreground: Dim Dimich , Background: Lucia Pitter
The worst thing you can do is
to invest in companies you know nothing about.
Peter Lynch
(*1944, American businessman and stock investor)
Although it’s easy to forget sometimes,
a share is not a lottery ticket.
It’s part ownership of a business.
Peter Lynch
(*1944, American businessman and stock investor)
Smart investing doesn’t consist
of buying good assets,
but of buying assets well.
This is a very, very important distinction
that very, very few people understand.
Howard Marks
(*1946, American investor and writer)
Sometimes your best investments
are the ones you don’t make.
Donald John Trump, Sr.
(*1946, American business magnate, investor, and author)
In the world of money and investing,
you must learn to control your emotions.
Robert Toru Kiyosaki, Rich Dad
(*1947, American investor and financial literacy activist)
Attractive brunette woman with a mouthful of cashYou get what you pay for.
English Proverb
It’s human nature to blame someone else
for your shortcomings or upsets.
Robert Toru Kiyosaki, A.K.A. “Rich Dad”
(*1947, American investor and financial literacy activist)
Investment Quote: If you’re going to hunt elephants, don’t get off the trail for a rabbit -T. Boone PickensCollage of Shutterstock images; Foreground: CoraMax, Background: Pavelk
Persist – don’t take no for an answer.
If you’re happy to sit at your desk
and not take any risk,
you’ll be sitting at your desk for the next 20 years.
David Rubenstein
(*1949, American financier and philanthropist)
Most investors want to do today
what they should have done yesterday.
Lawrence Henry “Larry” Summers
(*1954, American economist and Harvard University professor)
In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.
Robert D. Arnott
(*1954, American entrepreneur, investor, and writer)
Invest in yourself.
Your career is the engine of your wealth.
Paul Clitheroe
(*1955, Australian financial analyst and financial advisor)
Investors have very short memories.
Roman Abramovich
(*1966, Russian businessman, investor and politician)
An investor without investment objectives
is like a traveller without a destination.
Ralph Seger
(*??, American retired Chartered Financial Analyst)
Justice blindfolded with money on a scaleFortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well.
German Proverb
will be hanged in a year.
Leonardo da Vinci
(1452-1519, Italian polymath, painter, sculptor, architect,
engineer, inventor, anatomist, botanist, and writer)
All that glitters is not gold.
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616, English poet, playwright and actor)
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790, political theorist, scientist, and inventor)
The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket
and watches the basket.
Andrew Carnegie
(1835-1919, Scottish American industrialist
who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry)
Opportunity is missed by most people
because it is dressed in overalls
and looks like work.
Thomas Edison
(1847-1931, American inventor and businessman)
When everything seems to be going against you,
remember that the airplane takes off against the wind,
not with it.
Henry Ford
(1863-1947, American industrialist)
Never let a poor man
advise you on your investments.
Spanish Proverb
Markets can remain irrational longer
than you can remain solvent.
John Maynard Keynes
(1883-1946, British economist and author)
Investment Quote: When buying shares, ask yourself, would you buy the whole company - Rene RivkinCollage of Shutterstock images; Foreground: alphaspirit, Background: Michael Leslie
The market does not beat them.
They beat themselves,
because though they have brains
they cannot sit tight.
Jesse Lauriston Livermore,
also known “Great Bear of Wall Street”
(1877-1940, American stock trader)
Buy when everyone else is selling and
hold when everyone else is buying.
This is not merely a catchy slogan.
It is the very essence of successful investments.
Jean Paul Getty
(1892-1976, Anglo-American industrialist)
Seek advice on risk from the wealthy,
who still take risks,
not friends
who dare nothing more than a football bet.
Jean Paul Getty
(1892-1976, Anglo-American industrialist)
The individual investor should act consistently
as an investor and not as a speculator.
Benjamin Graham
(1894-1976, British-born American professional investor,
considered the father of value investing)
Hand of business man dropping coins into other handGreat promisers, bad paymasters.
Dutch Proverb
The investor’s chief problem
and even his worst enemy
is likely to be himself.
Benjamin Graham
(1894-1976, British-born American professional investor,
considered the father of value investing)
Investment Quote: An investment in knowledge pays the best interest - Benjamin FranklinCollage of Shutterstock images; Foreground: Wallenrock, Background: Alexey Rozhanovsky
In the short run,
the market is a voting machine,
but in the long run
it is a weighing machine.
Benjamin Graham
(1894-1976, British-born American professional investor,
considered the father of value investing)
How many millionaires do you know
who have become wealthy
by investing in savings accounts?
I rest my case.
Robert Gray Allen
(1902-1963, American businessman)
Columbus did not seek a new route to the Indies
in response to a majority directive.
Milton Friedman
(1912-2006, American economist and statistician)
The four most dangerous words in investing are:
‘This time it’s different’
Sir John Marks Templeton
(1912-2008, American-born British stock investor)
Investing should be more
like watching paint dry or watching grass grow.
If you want excitement,
… go to Las Vegas.
Paul Anthony Samuelson
(1915-2009, American economist,
won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences)
Puppy counting goldfish jumping into a bowl from a laptopVenture a small fish to catch a great one.
Latin Proverb
Only those who are asleep
make no mistakes.
Ingvar Kamprad
(*1926, Swedish business magnate, founder of IKEA)
Investment Quote: Never let a poor man advise you on your investments - Spanish ProverbImage: Sergei Primakov (Shutterstock)
If you’re going to hunt elephants,
don’t get off the trail for a rabbit.
T. Boone Pickens
(*1928, American business magnate and financier)
Don’t look for the needle in the haystack.
Just buy the haystack!
Jack Bogle
(*1929, founder and retired CEO of The Vanguard Group)
The rich invest in time,
the poor invest in money.
Warren Edward Buffett
(*1930, American business magnate)
Only buy something
that you’d be perfectly happy to hold
if the market shut down for 10 years.
Warren Edward Buffett
(*1930, American business magnate)
When investing,
pessimism is your friend,
euphoria the enemy.
Warren Edward Buffett
(*1930, American business magnate)
Risk comes from not knowing
what you’re doing.
Warren Edward Buffett
(*1930, American business magnate)
Happy man fondles his money tree houseplantWhen the deal is done, discuss it no more;
it is difficult to collect dispersed water.
Chinese Proverb
The investor of today does not profit
from yesterday’s growth.
Warren Edward Buffett
(*1930, American business magnate)
Investment quote: The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money - Warren BuffettCollage of Shutterstock images; Foreground: Jason Stitt, Background: worradirek
If investing is entertaining,
if you’re having fun,
you’re probably not making money.
Good investing is boring.
George Soros
(*1930, Hungarian-born American business magnate)
Unfortunately, the more complex the system,
the greater the room for error.
George Soros
(*1930, Hungarian-born American business magnate)
There are no rules about investment.
Sharks can be good.
Artist’s dung can be good.
Oil on canvas can be good.
Charles Saatchi
(*1943, British businessman)
It’s one of the most important
things at the end of the day,
being able to say no to an investment.
Henry R. Kravis
(*1944, American businessman)
When buying shares, ask yourself,
would you buy the whole company?
Rene Rivkin
(1944-2005, Australian investor and stockbroker)
Portrait of a greedy man grabbing to his moneyGreedy people try to get rich quick
but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
Proverbs 28:22
Know what you own,
and know why you own it.
Peter Lynch
(*1944, American businessman and stock investor)
Investment Quote: In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable - Robert D. ArnottCollage of Shutterstock images; Foreground: Dim Dimich , Background: Lucia Pitter
The worst thing you can do is
to invest in companies you know nothing about.
Peter Lynch
(*1944, American businessman and stock investor)
Although it’s easy to forget sometimes,
a share is not a lottery ticket.
It’s part ownership of a business.
Peter Lynch
(*1944, American businessman and stock investor)
Smart investing doesn’t consist
of buying good assets,
but of buying assets well.
This is a very, very important distinction
that very, very few people understand.
Howard Marks
(*1946, American investor and writer)
Sometimes your best investments
are the ones you don’t make.
Donald John Trump, Sr.
(*1946, American business magnate, investor, and author)
In the world of money and investing,
you must learn to control your emotions.
Robert Toru Kiyosaki, Rich Dad
(*1947, American investor and financial literacy activist)
Attractive brunette woman with a mouthful of cashYou get what you pay for.
English Proverb
It’s human nature to blame someone else
for your shortcomings or upsets.
Robert Toru Kiyosaki, A.K.A. “Rich Dad”
(*1947, American investor and financial literacy activist)
Investment Quote: If you’re going to hunt elephants, don’t get off the trail for a rabbit -T. Boone PickensCollage of Shutterstock images; Foreground: CoraMax, Background: Pavelk
Persist – don’t take no for an answer.
If you’re happy to sit at your desk
and not take any risk,
you’ll be sitting at your desk for the next 20 years.
David Rubenstein
(*1949, American financier and philanthropist)
Most investors want to do today
what they should have done yesterday.
Lawrence Henry “Larry” Summers
(*1954, American economist and Harvard University professor)
In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.
Robert D. Arnott
(*1954, American entrepreneur, investor, and writer)
Invest in yourself.
Your career is the engine of your wealth.
Paul Clitheroe
(*1955, Australian financial analyst and financial advisor)
Investors have very short memories.
Roman Abramovich
(*1966, Russian businessman, investor and politician)
An investor without investment objectives
is like a traveller without a destination.
Ralph Seger
(*??, American retired Chartered Financial Analyst)
Justice blindfolded with money on a scaleFortune and misfortune are two buckets in the same well.
German Proverb
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