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Benjamin Graham, born on May 9, 1894, in London, England, was a renowned investor and securities analyst. He had a profound impact on the investment field and was hailed as the 'Father of Modern Investing'. Graham's investment philosophy emphasizes value investing, advocating for investors to focus on the fundamental aspects of companies rather than market sentiment. His book, 'The Intelligent Investor', has had a significant influence on generations of investors.

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Famous Benjamin Graham Quotes

“you may take it as an axiom that you cannot profit in Wall Street by continuously doing the obvious or the popular thing”

May Streets Wall Profit Obvious Axioms

Book:The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

Source: The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

“Wall Street has a few prudent principles; the trouble is that they are always forgotten when they are most needed.”

Principles Trouble Streets Wall Needed Investing Forgotten Prudent

Book:The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

Source: The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

“there is a tendency in part of Wall Street people to pay excessive attention to the most recent figures and the present financial picture.”

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“No statement is more true and better applicable to Wall Street than the famous warning of Santayana: "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it".”

Past Remember Streets Wall Investing Statements Repeats Warning Remembering The Past

Book:The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

Source: The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

“To enjoy a reasonable chance for continued better than average results, the investor must follow policies which are (1) inherently sound and promising, and (2) not popular on Wall Street.”

Enjoy Sound Chance Results Streets Policy Wall Investing Average Reasonable Investors

Book:The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

Source: The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

“People who invest make money for themselves; people who speculate make money for their brokers. And that, in turn, is why Wall Street perennially downplays the durable virtues of investing and hypes the gaudy appeal of speculation.”

People Turns Virtue Streets Wall Investing Making Money Appeals Speculation Hype Brokers Gaudy

Book:The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

Source: The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

“Nothing important on Wall Street can be counted on to occur exactly in the same way as it happened before.”

Way Important Happened Streets Wall Investing

Book:The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

Source: The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel

“... the loss of public confidence in the financial community growing out of its own conduct in recent years. I insist that more damage has been done to stock values and to the future of equities from inside Wall Street than from outside Wall Street.”

Years Has Beens Done Values Community Loss Growing Streets Wall Financial Damage Equity

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“It is no difficult trick to bring a great deal of energy, study, and native ability into Wall Street and to end up with losses instead of profits. These virtues, if channeled in the wrong directions, become indistinguishable from handicaps.”

Ifs Ends Energy Difficult Loss Ability Deals Virtue Study Streets Wall Profit Tricks Native Handicaps Wrong Direction

Book:The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

Source: The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

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

May Streets Wall Investing Disaster Enthusiasm Accomplishment Elsewhere Great Accomplishment

Book:The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

Source: The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed

“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.”

Different Given Simple Levels Streets Possibility Wall Conclusion Impressed Convenient

Book:Current problems in security analysis

Source: Current problems in security analysis

“If I have noticed anything over these 60 years on Wall Street, it is that people do not succeed in forecasting what`s going to happen to the stock market.”

People Ifs Years Happens Streets Wall Succeed Investing Forecasting

Author:Benjamin Graham

“Wall Street people learn nothing and forget everything.”

People Forget Streets Wall Investing Forget Everything

Author:Benjamin Graham