Quotes by Benjamin Graham

Benjamin Graham

British-born American economist, professor and investor

Lived from: 1894 - 1976

Category: Business and entrepreneurs

Born: 9 may 1894 Died: 21 september 1976

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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 sits future is highly uncertain.
    Storage and Stability Part III, Ch. X, The Status of Gold and Silver, p.
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  • The world has not learned the technique of balanced expansion without the resultant commercial and financial congestion.
    World Commodities and World Currencies Ch. I, The Problem of Raw Materials, p. 5
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  • There is something paradoxical in the fact that by establishing an export market we subject our entire domestic production to the vagaries of that market.
    Storage and Stability Part IV, Ch. XIV, Farm Problems and Remedies, p. 1
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  • THERE is widespread agreement among economists that abuse of credit constitutes one of the chief unwholesome elements in business booms and is mainly responsible for the ensuing crash and depression.
    Storage and Stability Part III, Ch. XIII, The Reservoir Plan and Credit
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  • To achieve satisfactory investment results is easier than most people realize; to achieve superior results is harder than it looks.
    The Intelligent Investor Ch. 20, Margin of Safety: The Central Concept, p.
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  • Wall Street has a few prudent principles; the trouble is that they are always forgotten when they are most needed.
    The Intelligent Investor Ch. 16, Convertible Issues and Warrants, p. 225
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  • Whether we like it or not, government intervention in the face of surplus is here to stay.
    Storage and Stability Part I, Ch. II, Government and Surplus Stocks, p.
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  • The volume of credit depends upon three factors: the desire to borrow, the ability to lend and the desire to lend.
    Storage and Stability Part III, Ch. XIII, The Reservoir Plan and Credit
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