“Get to know yourself. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see. Know also when you actually have thought through to the nature of the thing with which you are dealing and when you are not thinking at all... Knowing yourself and knowing the facts, you can judge whether you can change the situation so it is more to your liking. If you cannot--or if you do not know how to improve on things--then discipline yourself to the adjustments that will be necessary.” IfsThinkingKnowsFactsPassionSituationKnow HowKnowingFailingJudgingDisciplinePrejudiceKnow YourselfAdjustment Author:Bernard Baruch
“Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.” KnowsPassionBrainEconomyFailingToolsPrejudiceSeparationEfficientSelf KnowledgeKnow Yourself Book:A Philosophy For Our Time Source: A Philosophy For Our Time
“Gold has worked down from Alexander's time... When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe it can be so because of prejudice or mistaken theory.” YearsBelieveTwoTheoryThousandGoldPrejudiceThousand YearsMistaken Book:Park Bench Statesman Source: Park Bench Statesman
“Recipe for success: Be polite, prepare yourself for whatever you are asked to do, keep yourself tidy, be cheerful, don't be envious, be honest with yourself so you will be honest with others, be helpful, interest yourself in your job, don't pity yourself, be quick to praise, be loyal to your friends, avoid prejudices, be independent, interest yourself in politics, and read the newspapers.” JobsSuccessInterestHonestPrejudicePraiseIndependentNewspapersPityBeing HonestHelpfulLoyalPoliteCheerfulRecipesRecipe For SuccessEnviousTidyHonest With YourselfBe Honest With Yourself Author:Bernard Baruch
“I was the son of an immigrant. I experienced bigotry, intolerance and prejudice, even as so many of you have. Instead of allowing these thing to embitter me, I took them as spurs to more strenuous effort. .” EffortSonExperiencePrejudiceImmigrantsBigotryAllowingIntoleranceSpurs Author:Bernard Baruch
