“Napoleon’s definition of a military genius was, “The man who can do the average thing when all those around him are going crazy.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”
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“After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn't bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, it's a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield; it's sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time if we're doing the right thing. Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.”
― The Witch of Portobello
― The Witch of Portobello
“A mindset that can be paranoid and optimistic at the same time is hard to maintain, because seeing things as black or white takes less effort than accepting nuance. But you need short-term paranoia to keep you alive long enough to exploit long-term optimism. Jesse Livermore figured this out the hard way.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
“Intelligence is not a reliable advantage in a world that’s become as connected as ours has. But flexibility is.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
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