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But it so happened that my intention of writing and publishing this comment was never fulfilled. I did, indeed, from time to time, put down short…

In this piece it was my design to explain and enforce this doctrine, that vicious actions are not hurtful because they are forbidden, but forbidden…

And this mode, which I at first put on with some violence to natural inclination, became at length so easy, and so habitual to me, that perhaps for…

I mention this affair chiefly for the sake of recommending that branch of education for our young females, as likely to be of more use to them and…

I have already mention'd that I had only one year's instruction in a Latin school, and that when very young, after which I neglected that language…

My first promotion was my being chosen, in 1736, clerk of the General Assembly. The choice was made that year without opposition; but the year…

On the whole, I proposed as a more effectual watch, the hiring of proper men to serve constantly in that business; and as a more equitable way of…

My business was now continually augmenting, and my circumstances growing daily easier, my newspaper having become very profitable, as being for a…

When the company separated, and the papers were collected, we found above twelve hundred hands; and, other copies being dispersed in the country, the…

My being many years in the Assembly, the majority of which were constantly Quakers, gave me frequent opportunities of seeing the embarrassment…

It was in allusion to this fact that, when in our fire company we feared the success of our proposal in favour of the lottery, and I had said to my…

An ironmonger in London however, assuming a good deal of my pamphlet, and working it up into his own, and making some small changes in the machine,…

Peace being concluded, and the association business therefore at an end, I turn'd my thoughts again to the affair of establishing an academy. The…

In 1751, Dr. Thomas Bond, a particular friend of mine, conceived the idea of establishing a hospital in Philadelphia (a very beneficent design, which…

At length he came to me with the compliment that he found there was no such thing as carrying a public-spirited project through without my being…

I have since had doubts of the practicability of the latter part of this proposal, on account of the narrowness of some streets, and the difficulty…

The business of the postoffice occasion'd my taking a journey this year to New England, where the College of Cambridge, of their own motion,…

By this plan the general government was to be administered by a president-general, appointed and supported by the crown, and a grand council was to…

The Board of Trade therefore did not approve of it, nor recommend it for the approbation of his majesty; but another scheme was form'd, supposed to…

"I apprehended that the progress of British soldiers through these counties on such an occasion, especially considering the temper they are in, and…

I received of the general about eight hundred pounds, to be disbursed in advance-money to the waggon owners, etc.; but that sum being insufficient, I…

In their first march, too, from their landing till they got beyond the settlements, they had plundered and stripped the inhabitants, totally…

As soon as the loss of the waggons and horses was generally known, all the owners came upon me for the valuation which I had given bond to pay. Their…

It was the beginning of January when we set out upon this business of building forts. I sent one detachment toward the Minisink, with instructions to…

The next day being fair, we continu'd our march, and arriv'd at the desolated Gnadenhut. There was a saw-mill near, round which were left several…

This gave me occasion to observe, that, when men are employ'd, they are best content'd; for on the days they worked they were good-natur'd and…

This silly affair, however, greatly increased his rancour against me, which was before not a little, on account of my conduct in the Assembly…

Notwithstanding the continual wrangle between the governor and the House, in which I, as a member, had so large a share, there still subsisted a…

In 1746, being at Boston, I met there with a Dr. Spence, who was lately arrived from Scotland, and show'd me some electric experiments. They were…

What gave my book the more sudden and general celebrity, was the success of one of its proposed experiments, made by Messrs. Dalibard and De Lor at…

Shirley was, I believe, sincerely glad of being relieved from so burdensome a charge as the conduct of an army must be to a man unacquainted with…

I mention'd, but without effect, the great and unexpected expense I had been put to by being detain'd so long at New York, as a reason for my…

Our captain of the paquet had boasted much, before we sailed, of the swiftness of his ship; unfortunately, when we came to sea, she proved the…

Even in the simple operation of sailing when at sea, I have often observ'd different judgments in the officers who commanded the successive watches,…

The Assembly looked into my entering into the first part of the engagement, as an essential service to the Province, since it secured the credit of…

What are the models? Well, the first rule is that you've got to have multiple models—because if you just have one or two that you're using, the…

And the models have to come from multiple disciplines—because all the wisdom of the world is not to be found in one little academic department.

But you have to know enough about it to understand its limitations—because although accounting is the starting place, it's only a crude approximation.

Competition was so intense that, once it was unleashed by deregulation, it ravaged shareholder wealth in the airline business.

Every person is going to have a circle of competence. And it's going to be very hard to advance that circle.

So what makes sense for the investor is different from what makes sense for the manager. And, as usual in human affairs, what determines the behavior…

The safest way to try and get what you want is to try and deserve what you want.

I’m not entitled to have an opinion on this subject unless I can state the arguments against my position better than the people do who are supporting…

The determining trait of the enterprising (or active, or aggressive) investor is his willingness to devote time and care to the selection of…

There is no close time connection between inflationary (or deflationary) conditions and the movement of common-stock earnings and prices.

If you are a prudent investor or a sensible businessman, will you let Mr. Market’s daily communication determine your view of the value of a $1,000…

Diversification is an established tenet of conservative investment. By accepting it so universally, investors are really demonstrating their…

An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and a satisfactory return. Operations not meeting these…

The essential point is that security analysis does not seek to determine exactly what is the intrinsic value of a given security.

It is our view that stock-market timing cannot be done, with general success, unless the time to buy is related to an attractive price level, as…

The rule that a sound investment must be able to withstand adversity seems self-evident enough to be termed a truism.