October, Thomas Bailey Aldrich

October turned my maple's leaves to gold;
The most are gone now; here and there one lingers.
Soon these will slip from out the twig's weak hold,
Like coins between a dying miser's fingers.

- Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907), October

Money, Western Proverb

Money makes money.

- Western Proverb

Investments, Wall Street

There are times when one should invest, and just as surely there are times when one should not.

$ Wall Street

There is a time for all things.

Money, Robert W. Sarnoff

Finance is the art of passing money from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

$ Robert W. Sarnoff

Stock Market, Wall Street

The stock market merely registers, and does not cause, what takes place in the realm of business and profits.

$ Wall Street

The market discounts everything but the completely unexpected.

Investors, Wall Street

Nobody can be successful by speculating every day or every week.

$ Wall Street

Many trades, many losses.

Investment, Wall Street

A man adapts himself to conditions so quickly that he loses the perspective.

- Wall Street

A lordly taste makes a beggar's purse.

Person, Michael B. Nash

A special person makes a difference.

- Michael B. Nash, a senior managing director of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Group

Investor, Wall Street

It is the duty of shareholders to periodically suffer loss without complaint.

- Wall Street

Investors will mistakenly think falling stock prices are bad.

Money, Roger Alcon

We have what we need. To me, the fresh air and the land, and water. It's better than money.

- Roger Alcon (2013.05.28)