When he [Joe Lewis] was asked upon his retirement about his long career, Joe sweetly summed it up in just ten words. 'I did the best I could with what I had'.

Fear tends to manifest itself much more quickly than greed, so volatile markets tend to be on the downside. In up markets, volatility tends to gradually decline.

There’s no remaking reality... Just take it as it comes. Hold your ground and take it as it comes. There’s no other way.

Because that is when you love somebody - when you see them being game in the face of the worst. Not courageous. Not heroic. Just game.

When he is sick, every man wants his mother.

--nor had I understood til then how the shameless vanity of utter fools can so strongly determine the fate of others

You can no more make someone tell the truth than you can force someone to love you.