Quotes by Jesse Livermore
“Whatever happens in the stock market today has happened before and will happen again.”— Jesse Livermore
“The only thing to do when a person is wrong is to be right, by ceasing to be wrong.”— Jesse Livermore
“The stock market is never obvious. It is designed to fool most of the people, most of the time.”— Jesse Livermore
“Wall Street never changes, the pockets change, the suckers change, the stocks change, but Wall Street never changes, because human nature never changes.”— Jesse Livermore
“There is only one side of the market and it is not the bull side or the bear side, but the right side.”— Jesse Livermore
“A man must believe in himself and his judgement if he expects to make a living at this game.”— Jesse Livermore
“The game of speculation is the most uniformly fascinating game in the world. But it is not a game for the stupid, the mentally lazy, the person of inferior emotional balance, or the get-rich-quick adventurer. They will die poor.”— Jesse Livermore
“A loss never bothers me after I take it. I forget it overnight. But being wrong - not taking the loss - that is what does the damage to the pocketbook and to the soul.”— Jesse Livermore
“Play the market only when all factors are in your favor. No person can play the market all the time and win.”— Jesse Livermore
“One of the most helpful things that anybody can learn is to give up trying to catch the last eighth or the first.”— Jesse Livermore
“Remember this: When you are doing nothing, those speculators who feel they must trade day in and day out, are laying the foundation for your next venture.”— Jesse Livermore