Not one country in existence today has had the same borders and government for as long as two hundred years. The world will continue changing.

The Federal Reserve was not founded to bail out Bear Stearns or a few hedge funds. It was founded to keep a stable currency and maintain its value.

Acknowledge the complexity of the world and resist the impression that you easily understand it. People are too quick to accept conventional wisdom, because it sounds basically true and it tends to be reinforced by both their peers and opinion leaders, many of whome have never looked at whether the facts support the received wisdom. It's a basic fact of life that many things "everybody knows" turn out to be wrong.

I just wait until there is money lying in the corner, and all I have to do is go over there and pick it up. I do nothing in the meantime.

Never act upon wishful thinking. Act without checking the facts, and chances are that you will be swept away along with the mob.

Lady Luck smiles on those who continue their efforts

My basic advise is don't lose money