In trading/ investing it's not about how much you make, but how much you don't lose

Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.

None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread. ... The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

Whatever task you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged. Beware of him who promises something for nothing. Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. Do not look for approval except the consciousness of doing your best.

Always do one thing less than you think you can do.

Bears don't live on Park Avenue.

I have known men who could see through the motivations of others with the skill of a clairvoyant; only to prove blind to their own mistakes. I have been one of those men.