“The most worthless of mankind are not afraid to condemn in others the same disorders which they allow in themselves” Edward Gibbon “The decline and fall of the Roman Empire” Prize in others the good qualities you’d like to have but you are struggling to achieve. It is not only paramount to find the right…
“It is more human to laugh at life than to lament it” Seneca, On Tranquility of mind What do you do with sadness? What is the advantage of being a victim and surrender? We all face obstacles that are outside our control. If we have applied our best efforts and at the best of our…
“We should live well but not in luxury” Seneca, “Moral letters” What does truly make you happy? Seneca and the stoics thought that happiness resides easily in small things. Incidentally Benjamin Franklin many centuries later pointed out that more than in the big strikes of luck, that also may happen, happiness can be found in…
Puo’ essere che “Forever is not as long as it used to be”. Maybe, ma non di meno I grandi risultati per il vero investitore si misurano sul lungo termine. Wall Street ne e’ una evidente dimostrazione. Chi ha investito con me condivide da principio che noi siamo un Gruppo “long-term greedy”. Alcuni businesses acquisiti…