1600 – 1900 CE
The origins of modern markets, from the Dutch tulip mania to the Gilded Age.
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."
I have been insane on the subject of moneymaking all my life.
— Cornelius Vanderbilt
"I have been insane on the subject of moneymaking all my life."
What do I care about the law? Ain't I got the power?
"What do I care about the law? Ain't I got the power?"
Who wants to be a millionaire? I do not. I just want to live like one.
— Nathan Mayer Rothschild
"Who wants to be a millionaire? I do not. I just want to live like one."
I never buy at the bottom and I always sell too soon.
"I never buy at the bottom and I always sell too soon."
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...
— J.P. Morgan
"I don't want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do. I hire him to tell me how to ..."
I buy when things are low and nobody wants them. I keep them until they go up and people are crazy t...
— Hetty Green
"I buy when things are low and nobody wants them. I keep them until they go up an..."
Never tell anyone what you are going to do till you have done it.
"Never tell anyone what you are going to do till you have done it."
You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.
"You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ..."
Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further.
"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further."
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you're not going to stay where you are.
"The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you're not going to stay w..."
It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune.
"It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great..."
