22 time-tested finance quotes (from experts)

Quotes and aphorisms about financing

Civilization is a stage in the development of society at which nothing can be done without funding.

Money begets money. Thomas Fuller

They make money not by income, but by expenses. Vl. Dahl. "Proverbs of the Russian people"

Capital is the part of wealth that we sacrifice to increase our wealth. Alfred Marshall

The importance of money lies primarily in its ability to serve as a connection between the present and the future. John Keynes

Your investment strategy depends on what is more important to you: eating well or sleeping well. John Canfield Morley

A stock portfolio can give you a portrait of the person who chose it. Adam Smith (pseudonym), stock market player (USA)

Business strategists (...) are like good poker players. (...) Like card masters, they may look bad on an individual trick, but they will never bet so much on it that they jeopardize the overall result. Robert Waterman, American management specialist

In pre-computer times, these guys [company CFOs] were already acting as computers. Lee Iacocca

Actual average investment returns were likely to fall short of expectations even during periods of expansion and prosperity. Business people play a game in which skill and luck are intertwined, and its average results are unknown to the participants. If man were not naturally tempted to take risks in order to experience the satisfaction (beyond profit) of building a factory, a railroad, a mine, or a farm, there would not be much investment to be made by cold calculation alone. John Keynes

The great path that investors follow can be compared to a vast and perhaps limitless plain dotted with failures (...). Each one requires a human sacrifice before it is filled; but, once filled, it no longer opens, which means the path becomes safer for those who follow. Jeremy Bentham

Experience by no means proves that investment policies that are beneficial from a social point of view also bring the greatest profit. John Keynes

Large costs with dubious results are acceptable only if we are talking about horse racing or women's whims. William Thomson (Baron Kelvin)

There are no more bright and talented investors than there are bright and talented surgeons. Adam Smith (pseudonym), stock market player (USA)

There is always enough capital for those who have a realistic plan for its use. Napoleon Hill

Money is like legs - it is taken away from those who do not use it. Henry Ford

The greatest waste of money is not spending it. Jackie Gleason

If you haven't invested a cent, don't expect to win the jackpot. Flip Wilson

A wise man does not put all his eggs in one basket. Miguel Cervantes

The fool said, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket!” – in other words: scatter your interests and money! And the sage said: “Put all your eggs in one basket, but... TAKE CARE OF THE BASKET!” Mark Twain

Never invest money in something that is eating or in need of repair. Billy Rose

Many have become pessimists by funding optimists.

INVESTOR: A person who gives his money to another person, a complete stranger, and expects to get at least twice as much back. From the “Dictionary of Unreliable Definitions” by L. L. Levinson

They finance only what makes a profit even before financing. Arkady Davidovich

The most expensive “raw material” is money. Peter Drucker

The promoter will give you the ocean if you give the ship. American saying

A promoter is a guy with two slices of bread looking for a slice of cheese. Evel Knievel

I'm not a very brave investor. If I bought a Manhattan for $24, two weeks later I would sell it for $28. Robert Orben

Invest in inflation - it's the only thing that keeps growing. Will Rogers