"A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs."

Baruch, Bernard M. · Speculation · 0 fans >>
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"Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has been honored by the name of speculation; but which ought to be called Gambling."

Cobbett, William · Speculation · 0 fans >>
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"The narrower the mind, the broader the statement."

Cook, Ted · Speculation · 0 fans >>
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"I never guess. It is a shocking habit -- destructive to the logical faculty."

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan · Speculation · 0 fans >>
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"Speculation is only a word covering the making of money out of the manipulation of prices, instead of supplying goods and services."

Ford, Henry · Speculation · 0 fans >>
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"If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation."

Hazlitt, William · Speculation · 0 fans >>
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"If there were no bad speculations there could be no good investments; if there were no wild ventures there would be no brilliantly successful enterprises."

Hirst, F. W. · Speculation · 0 fans >>
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"When speculation has done its worst, two and two still make four."

Johnson, Samuel · Speculation · 0 fans >>
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"What most people don't seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one."

Mitchell, Margaret · Speculation · 0 fans >>
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"There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it, and when he can."

Twain, Mark · Speculation · 1 fans >>
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