If the unusual never happened there would be no difference in people and then there wouldn't be any fun in life. The game would become merely a matter of addition and subtraction. It would make of us a race of bookkeepers with plodding minds. It's the guessing that develops a man's brain power.
Jesse Lauriston LivermoreIf somebody had told me my method would not work I nevertheless would have tried it out to make sure for myself, for when I am wrong only one thing convinces me of it, and that is, to lose money. And I am only right when I make money. That is speculating.
Jesse Lauriston LivermoreIt isn't as important to buy as cheap as possible as it is to buy at the right time.
Jesse Lauriston LivermoreI know from experience that nobody can give me a tip or a series of tips that will make more money for me than my own judgment.
Jesse Lauriston Livermore