1600 – 1900 CE
The origins of modern markets, from the Dutch tulip mania to the Gilded Age.
Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able…
— J.P. Morgan
"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further."
He that sells what isn't his'n, must buy it back or go to pris'n.
— Daniel Drew
"He that sells what isn't his'n, must buy it back or go to pris'n."
I never speculate. I see a sure thing and I go for it.
— Jay Gould
"I never speculate. I see a sure thing and I go for it."
"The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you're not going to stay w..."
Who wants to be a millionaire? I do not. I just want to live…
— Nathan Mayer Rothschild
"Who wants to be a millionaire? I do not. I just want to live like one."
What do I care about the law? Ain't I got the power?
— Cornelius Vanderbilt
"What do I care about the law? Ain't I got the power?"
There is no great secret in fortune making. All you do is buy cheap and sell dear.
— Hetty Green
"There is no great secret in fortune making. All you do is buy cheap and sell dea..."
I don't want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do. I hire him to tell me how to do what I want to do…
"I don't want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do. I hire him to tell me how to ..."
"There is nothing so patient as money, and nothing so impatient as the man who wa..."
Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows in the moonlight.
"Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows i..."
"A good bargain is always worth waiting for."
I never buy at the bottom and I always sell too soon.
"I never buy at the bottom and I always sell too soon."
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