255 Quotes by Benjamin Graham

The sillier the market’s behavior, the greater the opportunity for the business like investor.

You’ve got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, ’cause you might not get there. – Yogi Berra.

You must never delude yourself into thinking that you’re investing when you’re speculating.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

Mr. Market’s job is to provide you with prices; your job is to decide whether it is to your advantage to act on them. You no not have to trade with hime just because he constantly begs you to.

Buy cheap and sell dear.

I am more and more impressed with the possibilities of history’s repeating itself on many different counts. You don’t get very far in Wall Street with the simple, convenient conclusion that a given level of prices is not too high.

The genuine investor in common stocks does not need a great equipment of brain and knowledge, but he does need some unusual qualities of character.

While enthusiasm may be necessary for great accomplishments elsewhere, on Wall Street it almost invariably leads to disaster.