Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.

Quote by Bernard M Baruch

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Two things are bad for the heart - running up stairs and running down people.

Two things are bad for the heart - running up stairs and running down people.

The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.

The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.

The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.

The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.

The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only...

The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only...

Try living one day without any unhealthy thoughts. It may be very difficult, but try...

Try living one day without any unhealthy thoughts. It may be very difficult, but try...

You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the...

You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the...

Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has...

Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has...

Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than...

Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than...

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the...

You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the...

To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am.

To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am.

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his...

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his...

Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be...

Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be...

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his...

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his...

Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.

Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

Promises can be broken just as easily as they were made, and as hard as...

Promises can be broken just as easily as they were made, and as hard as...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there...

If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there...

He was ever precise in promise-keeping.

He was ever precise in promise-keeping.