“How we love to blame others for our misfortunes! Almost every individual who has lost money in stock speculation has on the tip of his tongue an explanation which he trots out to show that it wasn't his own fault at all.... Hardly one loser has the manliness to say frankly, "I was wrong.”
Quote by B. C. Forbes
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B. C. Forbes
B. C. Forbes was an American journalist and publisher, born on May 14, 1880, and died on May 6, 1954. He is best known for founding Forbes magazine, which focuses on business, wealth, and investment. more
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