Imitation can acquire pretty much everything but the power which created the thing imitated.
Quotes from Meditations in Wall Street — Henry S. Haskins
1875–1957 United States
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Compliments have lost their lure by the time a man does not have to fish for them.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
When a man’s success becomes commonplace to him, it is his success no longer.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
The man who has a dogmatic creed has more time left for his business.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Academic questions are interlopers in a world where so few of the real ones have been answered.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Be a sincere effort never so misguided, to laugh at it is a breach of faith with decency.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
There are many branches of learning, but only the one solid tree-trunk of wisdom.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Acting as your own sovereign power, grant yourself oblivion for past offences.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
It is getting what we started to get, not the thing got, which spells success.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
For a competent audience, uncommon men must have other uncommon men.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Man is liberated from his illusions to make room for a fresh set.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
It is only an uncivilized world that would worship civilization.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Proud souls in the true sense are never humbled by adversity.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Man is sadly retarded by allowable imperfections.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.
Meditations in Wall Street (1940)
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