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Mark Twain reflections

Mark Twain reflections Mark Twain reflections, ideas, wise thoughts and literary social witty opinions on life, religion, people, society, life, death, power, soul, and many other topics. The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one. Mark Twain Work like you don't need the money. Dance like no one is watching. And love like you've never been hurt. Mark Twain The citizen who thinks he sees that the commonwealth's political clothes are worn out, and yet holds his peace and does not agitate for a new suit, is disloyal, he is a traitor. That he may be the only one who thinks he sees this decay, does not excuse him: it is his duty to agitate anyway, and it is the duty of others to vote him down if they do not see the matter as he does. Mark Twain My mind changes often ... People who have no mind can easily be steadfast and firm, but when a man is loaded down to the guards with it, as I am, every heavy sea of foreboding or inclination, maybe of indolence, shifts the cargo. Mark Twain You are not you - you have no body, no blood, no bones, you are but a thought. I myself have no existence; I am but a dream - your dream, a creature of your imagination. In a moment you will have realized this, then you will banish me from your visions and I shall dissolve into the nothingness out of which you made me. I am perishing already, I am failing, I am passing away. In a little while you will be alone in shoreless space, to wander its limitless solitudes without friend or comrade forever - for you will remain a thought, the only existent thought, and by your nature inextinguishable, indestructible. But I, your poor servant, have revealed you to yourself and set you free. Dream other dreams, and better! Mark Twain After a few months’ acquaintance with European “coffee,” one’s mind weakens, and his faith with it, and he begins to wonder if the rich beverage of home, with its clotted layer of yellow cream on top of it, is not a mere dream after all, and a thing which never existed. Mark Twain People who always feel jolly, no matter where they are or what happens to them - who have the organ of hope preposterously developed - who are endowed with an uncongealable sanguine temperament - who never feel concerned about the price of corn - and who cannot, by any possibility, discover any but the bright side of a picture - are very apt to go to extremes, and exaggerate with 40-horse microscopic power. Mark Twain

Mark Twain wise thought Why was the human race created? Or at least why wasn't something creditable created in place of it? God had His opportunity. He could have made a reputation. But no, He must commit this grotesque folly -- a lark which must have cost Him a regret or two when He came to think it over and observe effects. There are those who imagine that the unlucky accidents of life - life's "experiences" - are in some way useful to us. I wish I could find out how. I never know one of them to happen twice. They always change off and swap around and catch you on your inexperienced side. Mark Twain But who prays for Satan? Who in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most, our one fellow and brother who most needed a friend yet had not a single one, the one sinner among us all who had the highest and clearest right to every Christian's daily and nightly prayers, for the plain and unassailable reason that his was the first and greatest need, he being among sinners the supremest? Mark Twain Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. Mark Twain So far as anybody actually knows and can prove, Shakespeare of Stratford-on-Avon never wrote a play in his life.” “Shall I set down the rest of the Conjectures which constitute the giant Biography of William Shakespeare? It would strain the Unabridged Dictionary to hold them. He is a Brontosaur: nine bones and six hundred barrels of plaster of Paris. Mark Twain Tom said to himself that it was not such a hollow world, after all. He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it – namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. If he had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do. And this would help him to understand why constructing artificial flowers or performing on a tread-mill is work, while rolling ten-pins or climbing Mont Blanc is only amusement. There are wealthy gentlemen in England who drive four-horse passenger-coaches twenty or thirty miles on a daily line, in the summer, because the privilege costs them considerable money; but if they were offered wages for the service, that would turn it into work and then they would resign. Mark Twain Isn’t it odd, when you think of it, that you may list all of the celebrated Englishmen, Irishmen, Scotchmen clear back to the first Tudors – a list of five hundred names, shall we say? – and you can learn the particulars of the lives of every one of them. Every one of them except one - the most famous, the most renowned – by far the most illustrious of them all – Shakespeare! Mark Twain I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English, it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don't let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them, then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are wide apart. An adjective habit, or a wordy, diffuse, flowery habit, once fastened upon a person, is as hard to get rid of as any other vice. Mark Twain In religion and politics people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second-hand, and without examination, from authorities who have not themselves examined the questions at issue but have taken them at second-hand from other non-examiners, whose opinions about them were not worth a brass farthing. Mark Twain What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself. All day long, the mill of his brain is grinding, and his thoughts, not those of other things, are his history. These are his life, and they are not written. Everyday would make a whole book of 80,000 words - 365 books a year. Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man -- the biography of the man himself cannot be written. Mark Twain

Mark Twain witty quote There is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life, no heaven, no hell. It is all a Dream, a grotesque and foolish dream. Nothing exists but you. And You are but a Thought - a vagrant Thought, a useless Thought, a homeless Thought, wandering forlorn among the empty eternities. Mark Twain The so-called Christian nations are the most enlightened and progressive ... but in spite of their religion, not because of it. The Church has opposed every innovation and discovery from the day of Galileo down to our own time, when the use of anesthetic in childbirth was regarded as a sin because it avoided the biblical curse pronounced against Eve. And every step in astronomy and geology ever taken has been opposed by bigotry and superstition. The Greeks surpassed us in artistic culture and in architecture five hundred years before Christian religion was born. Mark Twain Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for - annually, not oftener - if they had succeeded in exterminating their neighbors, the Indians, during the previous twelve months instead of getting exterminated by their neighbors, the Indians. Thanksgiving Day became a habit, for the reason that in the course of time, as the years drifted on, it was perceived that the exterminating had ceased to be mutual and was all on the white man's side, consequently on the Lord's side; hence it was proper to thank the Lord for it and extend the usual annual compliments. Mark Twain Unconsciously we all have a standard by which we measure other men, and if we examine closely we find that this standard is a very simple one, and is this: we admire them, we envy them, for great qualities we ourselves lack. Hero worship consists in just that. Our heroes are men who do things which we recognize, with regret, and sometimes with a secret shame, that we cannot do. We find not much in ourselves to admire, we are always privately wanting to be like somebody else. If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes. Mark Twain Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to dispute. Indeed, my experiments have proven to me that he is the Unreasoning Animal... In truth, man is incurably foolish. Simple things which other animals easily learn, he is incapable of learning. Among my experiments was this. In an hour I taught a cat and a dog to be friends. I put them in a cage. In another hour I taught them to be friends with a rabbit. In the course of two days I was able to add a fox, a goose, a squirrel and some doves. Finally a monkey. They lived together in peace; even affectionately. Mark Twain Spiritual wants and instincts are as various in the human family as are physical appetites, complexions, and features, and a man is only at his best, morally, when he is equipped with the religious garment whose color and shape and size most nicely accomodate themselves to the spiritual complexion, angularities, and stature of the individual who wears it. Mark Twain O, Switzerland! the further it recedes into the enriching haze of time, the more intolerably delicious the charm of it and the cheer of it and the glory and majesty and solemnity and pathos of it grow. Those mountains had a soul; they thought; they spoke, - one couldn't hear it with the ears of the body, but what a voice it was! - and how real. Deep down in my memory it is sounding yet. Mark Twain Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion--several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight. He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother's path to happiness and heaven....The higher animals have no religion. And we are told that they are going to be left out in the Hereafter. I wonder why? It seems questionable taste. Mark Twain A man's house burns down. The smoking wreckage represents only a ruined home that was dear through years of use and pleasant associations. By and by, as the days and weeks go on, first he misses this, then that, then the other thing. And when he casts about for it he finds that it was in that house. Always it is an essential - there was but one of its kind. It cannot be replaced. It was in that house. It is irrevocably lost. It will be years before the tale of lost essentials is complete, and not till then can he truly know the magnitude of his disaster. Mark Twain

Mark Twain great thoughts The true charm of pedestrianism does not lie in the walking, or in the scenery, but in the talking. The walking is good to time the movement of the tongue by, and to keep the blood and the brain stirred up and active; the scenery and the woodsy smells are good to bear in upon a man an unconscious and unobtrusive charm and solace to eye and soul and sense; but the supreme pleasure comes from the talk. Mark Twain Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain An average English word is four letters and a half. By hard, honest labor I've dug all the large words out of my vocabulary and shaved it down till the average is three and a half... I never write "metropolis" for seven cents, because I can get the same money for "city." I never write "policeman," because I can get the same price for "cop."... I never write "valetudinarian" at all, for not even hunger and wretchedness can humble me to the point where I will do a word like that for seven cents; I wouldn't do it for fifteen. Mark Twain The kernel, the soul - let us go further and say the substance, the bulk, the actual and valuable material of all human utterances - is plagiarism. For substantially all ideas are second-hand, consciously and unconsciously drawn from a million outside sources, and daily used by the garnerer with a pride and satisfaction born of the superstition that he originated them; whereas there is not a rag of originality about them anywhere except the little discoloration they get from his mental and moral calibre and his temperament, and which is revealed in characteristics of phrasing. Mark Twain The common eye sees only the outside of things, and judges by that, but the seeing eye pierces through and reads the heart and the soul, finding there capacities which the outside didn't indicate or promise, and which the other kind couldn't detect. Mark Twain You can also read: Mark Twain great quotes Quotes by authors Quotes by arguments Thoughts and reflections Essays with quotes Read the full article

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Technical Approach to Trading

Money and trading Technical Approach to Trading and Investing. A brief introduction from a famous and excellent book on the subject. As Freud mapped the human psyche, so have Edwards and Magee mapped the human mind and emotions as expressed in the financial markets. Not only did they produce a definitive map, they also produced a methodology for interpreting and profiting from the behavior of men and markets. Few human activities have been so exhaustively studied during the past century, from so many angles and by so many different sorts of people, as has the buying and selling of corporate securities. The rewards which the stock market holds out to those who read it right are enormous; the penalties it exacts from careless, dozing, or “unlucky” investors are calamitous. No wonder it has attracted some of the world’s most astute accountants, analysts, and researchers, along with a motley crew of eccentrics, mystics, and “hunch players,” and a multitude of just ordinary hopeful citizens. Able brains have sought, and continue constantly to seek, for safe and sure methods of appraising the state and trend of the market, of discovering the right stock to buy and the right time to buy it. This intensive research has not been fruitless - far from it. There are a great many successful investors and speculators (using the word in its true sense, which is without opprobrium) who, by one road or another, have acquired the necessary insight into the forces with which they deal and the judgment, the forethought, and the all important self-discipline to deal with them profitably. In the course of years of stock market study, two quite distinct schools of thought have arisen, two radically different methods of arriving at the answers to the trader’s problem of what and when. In the parlance of “the Street,” one of these is commonly referred to as the fundamental or statistical, and the other as the technical. (In recent years a third approach, the cyclical, has made rapid progress and, although still beset by a “lunatic fringe,” it promises to contribute a great deal to our understanding of economic trends.) The stock market fundamentalist depends on statistics. He examines the auditors’ reports, the profit-and-loss statements, the quarterly balance sheets, the dividend records, and policies of the companies whose shares he has under observation. He analyzes sales data, managerial ability, plant capacity, the competition. He turns to bank and treasury reports, production indexes, price statistics, and crop forecasts to gauge the state of business in general, and reads the daily news carefully to arrive at an estimate of future business conditions. Taking all these into account, he evaluates his stock; if it is selling currently below his appraisal, he regards it as a buy. More than 100 years ago, in Springfield, MA, there lived a man named Charles H. Dow. He was one of the editors of a great newspaper, The Springfield Republican. When he left Springfield, it was to establish another great newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. Charles Dow also laid the foundation for a new approach to stock market problems. In 1884, he made up an average of the daily closing prices of 11 important stocks, 9 of which were rails, and recorded the fluctuations of this average. He believed that the judgment of the investing public, as reflected in the movements of stock prices, represented an evaluation of the future probabilities affecting the various industries. He saw in his average a tool for predicting business conditions many months ahead. This was true because those who bought and sold these stocks included people intimately acquainted with the industrial situation from every angle. Dow reasoned that the price of a security, as determined by a free competitive market, represented the composite knowledge and appraisal of everyone interested in that security - financiers, officers of the company, investors, employees, customers - everyone, in fact, who might be buying or selling stock.

Technical Approach to Trading and Investing The term “technical,” in its application to the stock market, has come to have a very special meaning, quite different from its ordinary dictionary definition. It refers to the study of the action of the market itself as opposed to the study of the goods in which the market deals. Technical Analysis is the science of recording, usually in graphic form, the actual history of trading (price changes, volume of transactions, etc.) in a certain stock or in “the Averages” and then deducing from that pictured history the probable future trend. Chart formations are the language of the market, telling us that this stock is in its death throes; that stock is on a rocket to the moon; that a life and death battle is being waged in this issue; and in that other, the buyers have defeated the sellers and are breaking away. They are the depiction of multifarious human actions bearing on a single variable (price). On price converge a galaxy of influences: fear, greed, desire, cunning, malice, deceit, naiveté, earnings estimates, broker need for income, gullibility, professional money managers’ need for performance and job security, supply and demand of stocks, monetary liquidity and money flow, self-destructiveness, passivity, trap setting, manipulation, blind arrogance, conspiracy and fraud and double dealing, phases of the moon and sun spots, economic cycles and beliefs about them, public mood, and the indomitable human need to be right. From the book Technical Analysis of Stock Trends by ROBERT D. EDWARDS JOHN MAGEE W.H.C. BASSETTI All you need o know about trading, finance and market news and analysis in a PDF links file updated with thousand of books, software, courses, seminar, charts and quotes. Through master trading links, you’ll be able to discover a lot of interesting website, useful resources for your knowledge and your learning activities. You can download the PDF file and keep it on your computer, tablet or mobile and use it as a reference guide when you need highly specialized information, material, stocks analysis and market news. You will certainly enjoy this complete and rich PDF file of master top trading links. You will be able to expanded your capabilities and brought in a lot of great finance research and trading ideas. Always remember that investigating the different links can improve a lot your learning possbilities. All you need to know about finance and trading Trading-links-by-daimon-traders.pdf To find out more about trading and finance you can also read: Finance and trading Financial safety rules Trading or investing Technical approach to trading Trading tips 1 Trading lovers 50 great quotes about trading Best trading practices Prediction and trading Paul King trading rules Golden rules of trading 20 golden rules of trading Penny stocks trading Jesse Livermore trading lessons Jesse Livermore trading rules Trading versus gambling Great trading advice Golden trading rules Trading glossary Trading quotations Read the full article

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Ezra Pound the best craftsman

Ezra Pound the best craftsman Ezra Pound the best craftsman as Eliot called him, an article that synthetically explains the linguistic art and poetics of this great poet, with some examples of his writing style and deep literary meaning. I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible. Ezra Pound I guess the definition of a lunatic is a man surrounded by them. Ezra Pound A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him. Ezra Pound The real trouble with war (modern war) is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people. Ezra Pound I could I trust starve like a gentleman. It's listed as part of the poetic training, you know. Ezra Pound No man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents. Ezra Pound For Ezra Pound il miglior fabbro. The dedication is drawn from The Divine Comedy, the 14th century epic poem by Dante. The Divine Comedy is divided into three parts - Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso - describing Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and finally Paradise. Eliot returns to this poem throughout The Waste Land. Here, the dedication translates as “the better craftsman,” a reference to Canto 26 of the Purgatorio. Dante refers to the poet Arnault Daniel, but Eliot passes the compliment on to Pound, who helped edit The Waste Land. Eliot returns to the same canto in line 428. More context, from the Cotter translation of the Purgatorio: “O brother, the one I point to with my finger,” He spoke, and pointed to a soul in front, “Was a better craftsman of the mother tongue.” This information is based on a footnote from North (2001). For more on Pound's contributions, see the annotated manuscript of The Waste Land in Eliot (1971). Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was an American expatriate poet, critic and intellectual who was a major figure of the Modernist movement in early-to-mid 20th century poetry. Born in Halley, Idaho, (1885-1972) Pound spent most of his life in Europe. In 1908, in his mid-twenties, he went to London because he wanted to meet the greatest living poet, W.B. Yeats, settled there and became a central figure in the literary and artistic world. He founded and led a poetic movement called "Imagism", which reacted against 'Romanticism' and contributed greatly to the development of "Modernism". For some time he was also involved in "Vorticism", an art movement initiated in 1913 by Wyndham Lewis, which combined cubism and the celebration of the energy and speed of the machine age, very much like Futurism in Italy. In 1909 he published Personae, a collection of poems after the manner of the Victorian poet Robert Browning, whose dramatic monologue technique he employed to speak through the voice of others. A "persona" was the mask worn by Roman actors, and Pound used the mask to avoid subjectivity, which the imagists objected to in Romantic poetry. Gradually, Pound started moving away from the constraints of Imagism, and translated from Anglo Saxon and Chinese verse to explore different forms. In 1917 he also started writing the Cantos, a series of poems inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy and Homer's Odyssey, which he would work on for the rest of his life, while Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920) perhaps the first great modernist poem, attacks the destruction of the First World War and initiates one of Pound's main themes: the relationship between civilization and its economic and social basis. From 1920 he lived in Paris with his wife and became part of the new literary scene with expatriate Americans like Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway. In Paris he also met James Joyce, then an obscure writer, and helped him publish Ulysses, which had censorship problems in England.

The art of Ezra Pound In 1929 Pound settled in Rapallo, Italy. He became increasingly concerned with the decline of Western civilization and with the social basis of art in what he believed to be a degenerate economic system. He studied the history of Italian Medieval and Renaissance states and found that Italy had in the past created the ideal conditions for the flowering of great art, while he associated modern credit capitalism with the social and spiritual decline of the present. Unfortunately, Pound's dislike of capitalism led him to Fascism and to Mussolini, who was himself anti-capitalist and who persecuted the Jews, associated with money-lending since the Middle Ages. During the Second World War he made a series of propagandist broadcasts over Radio Rome for which he was later tried in the United States, and confined for 12 years in a hospital for the insane. When he was released, he returned to Italy and died in Venice in 1972. With the Imagist movement, Americans poetry became international, and its leaders, the American Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot, also became the leaders of European poetry. Imagism as such had a short life-span. But it was to become the most influential poetic movement of the century, just as Pound is now considered one of the most influential Modernist poets. Pound was also a generous encourager of other poets and writers; he edited The Waste Land and published Joyce's Ulysses. Through his translations and essays he made known to English-speaking readers Provencal poetry, the Italian poets of the Stil novo, Japanese dramatic literature and Chinese classical poetry. Finally, his critical essays con-tributed to the definition of 'Modernism' as a movement and introduced new standards of objectivity in the evaluation of literature. The Modern Age Cantos Imagism When Pound went to London he made common cause with a small group led by the philosopher T.H. Hume. They called themselves imagists and announced a new kind of poetry, which Pound summarized in a Manifesto: 1) To use the language of common speech, but to em-ploy also the exact word, not the merely decorative word. 2) To create new rhythms - as the expression of new moods. We do not insist on 'free verse' as the only method of writing poetry... We do believe that the in-dividuality of a poem may often be better expressed in free verse than in conventional forms. 3) To allow absolute freedom in the choice of subject. 4) To present an image (hence the name 'Imagist'). We are not a school of painters, but we believe that poetry should render particulars exactly and not deal in vague generalities, however magnificent and sonorous. 5) To produce poetry that is hard and clear, never blurred or indefinite. 6. Finally, most of us believe that concentration is the very essence of poetry. A multicultural collection of poems The following poem by Pound has become famous as an example of the principles declared in the Manifesto. The poem describes a moment of intense emotion at seeing beautiful faces in a station of the Paris underground. The images condense the emotion in two parallel pictures with great economy of words, and using the language of common speech: In a Station of the Metro The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. From "Poems of Lustra", 1913 In 1914 Pound abandoned the movement. Imagism was only a step on the way to Modernism, because images alone offered too limited possibilities for poetry. But its insistence on economy and free-verse continued to be valuable. Starting in 1917, Pound worked on the Cantos for the rest of his life. The Cantos, 140 loosely connected poems, have their source in Dante's Divine Comedy, as their name declares, and on the Odyssey, a model for Pound's exploration of contemporary civilization. Some of Dante's persons, like Brunetto Latini, figure in them, while many episodes have the Odyssey as a starting point. Pound shows a vivid awareness of the past. Like most great modernists (Yeats and Eliot), he looked into the past for useful literary material, for principles of conduct and for comparison with the present. As a result the Cantos are a multi-cultural work: besides the references to Dante and the Odyssey, there are also references to the Old Testament, Rimini in the 15th century under Sigismondo Malatesta, whom he considered the ideal, benevolent despot, Confucius, the United States at the time of Jefferson, Medieval England and Provence, to mention but a few. One of the main preoccupations expressed in the Cantos is economic. Pound believed that usury was at the basis of contemporary credit capitalism, which he considered the source of cultural and social disintegration. The usurer, be it an individual money-lender or a bank, charges interest, and interest, which is not worked for, creates false values, not just in economics, but also in life and art. The groups of cantos concerned with usury were written in the 1930s, when Pound was in Rapallo. In Canto XI of the Inferno, Dante asks Virgilio why usury is considered one of the most serious crimes against nature. Virgilio answers that nature takes its origin directly from God's mind and art (doings). Humanity imitates nature and art (work), like a schoolboy imitating his master. But usurers despise nature and art and refuse to live by the fruits of nature and of work. They live by the rates of interest that come from money-lending: "Filosofia, mi disse, a chi la' ntende nota, non pure in una sola parte, come natura to suo corso prende dal divino intelletto e da sua arte; e se tu ben la tua Fisica note, tu troverai, non dopo molte carte, che l'arte vostra quella, quanto pote, segue, come'l maestro fa'l discente; si che vostr'arte a Dio quasi e nipote. Da queste due se tu ti rechi a mente to Genesi dal principio, convene prender sua vita e avanzar la gente; e perche l'usuriere altra via tene, per se natura e per la sua seguace, dispregia, poi ch'in altro pon la speme." Philosophy, he (Virgil) told me, for those who understand it, explains in more than one place, that Nature takes its origin directly from God's Mind and from his Art (doings); and if you read Aristotles's Physics, you'll soon discover that your (human) art imitates Nature as it can, like a schoolboy his master. So that your art can be called God's grandchild. From these two (Art and Nature) if you remember the beginning of Genesis, man should get his bread and promote prosperity to all. But the usurer chooses another way; he despises Nature and Art because he places his hopes elsewhere. With usura Canto XLV With usura hath no man a house of good stone each block cut smooth and well fitting that design might cover their face, with usura hath no man a painted paradise on his church wall harpes et luz or where virgin receiveth message and halo projects from incision, with usura seeth no man Gonzaga his heirs and his concubines no picture is made to endure nor to live with but it is made to sell and sell quickly with usura, sin against nature, is thy bread ever more of stale rags is thy bread dry as paper, with no mountain wheat, no strong flour with usura the line grows thick with usura is no clear demarcation and no man can find site for his dwelling. Stonecutter is kept from his stone weaver is kept from his loom WITH USURA wool comes not to market sheep bringeth no gain with usura Usura is a murrain, usura blunteth the needle in the maid’s hand and stoppeth the spinner’s cunning. Pietro Lombardo came not by usura Duccio came not by usura nor Pier della Francesca; Zuan Bellin’ not by usura nor was ‘La Calunnia’ painted. Came not by usura Angelico; came not Ambrogio Praedis, Came no church of cut stone signed: Adamo me fecit. Not by usura St. Trophime Not by usura Saint Hilaire, Usura rusteth the chisel It rusteth the craft and the craftsman It gnaweth the thread in the loom None learneth to weave gold in her pattern; Azure hath a canker by usura; cramoisi is unbroidered Emerald findeth no Memling Usura slayeth the child in the womb It stayeth the young man’s courting It hath brought palsey to bed, lyeth between the young bride and her bridegroom CONTRA NATURAM They have brought whores for Eleusis Corpses are set to banquet at behest of usura. N.B. Usury: A charge for the use of purchasing power, levied without regard to production; often without regard to the possibilities of production. (Hence the failure of the Medici bank.) Pound's The Cantos contains music and bears a title that could be translated as The Songs - although it never is. Pound's ear was tuned to the motz et sons of troubadour poetry where, as musicologist John Stevens has noted, "melody and poem existed in a state of the closest symbiosis, obeying the same laws and striving in their different media for the same sound-ideal - armonia." In his essays, Pound wrote of rhythm as "the hardest quality of a man's style to counterfeit." He challenged young poets to train their ear with translation work to learn how the choice of words and the movement of the words combined. But having translated texts from 10 different languages into English, Pound found that translation did not always serve the poetry: "The grand bogies for young men who want really to learn strophe writing are Catullus and François Villon. I personally have been reduced to setting them to music as I cannot translate them." While he habitually wrote out verse rhythms as musical lines, Pound did not set his own poetry to music. 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Cavalla golosa

Cavalli famosi aforismi celebri Cavalla golosa, un articolo che parla di cavalli famosi e anche di una portentosa cavalla golosa. Letteratura, aforismi e ricordi di una creatività equina. Voler conciliare la fede con la ragione, significa voler insegnare la matematica ad un cavallo, e pretendere anche che la capisca. Carl William Brown Un giorno chiesi ad un saggio cosa fosse per lui la stupidità, il saggio non esitò e mi rispose: - E' come chiedere ad un pesce cos'è un cavallo.- Ma sono sicuro che non mi ha detto tutto quello che sapeva. Carl William Brown Certo è difficile puntare su un ipotetico cavallo vincente, quando in corsa ci sono purtroppo solo asini. Carl William Brown Se dovete combattere un nemico, non dimenticate mai il cavallo di Troia, non scordatevi l'ossequio ed il travestimento, l'ipocrisia e la falsità, adoratelo e poi pugnalatelo alle spalle. La lealtà infatti è un valore che dal punto di vista della strategia non esiste. Carl William Brown Un asino non si può trasformare in un cavallo, al limite lo si può ammazzare e poi spacciare la sua carne per quella di cavallo. Carl William Brown Avere fiducia in sé stessi è una buona cosa, tuttavia di certo non basta all'asino per diventare un cavallo. Carl William Brown Cavalli celebri: il cavallo di Troia, i cavalli di Frisia, piazza Magnacavallo e il cavallo dei pantaloni. Totò Un uomo nero a cavallo, con la spada e una Z sul mantello nero arriva alla caserma dei carabinieri e consegna un malvivente. E il carabiniere di guardia: "Grazie, Zuperman!". Anonimo Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. W.C. Fields There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse. John Lubbock Riding: the art of keeping a horse between you and the ground. Anonymous

Cavalli famosi e una cavalla golosa A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse! William Shakespeare Nell'Olimpo Zeus trasporta le sue folgori con Pegaso, il cavallo alato; Alessandro Magno cavalca il suo imponente Bucefalo; Orlando il suo Brigliadoro; Atlante, Ruggiero e Astolfo si servono dell'Ippogrifo; Rinaldo ha il suo Baiardo; Astolfo viaggia con il suo cavallo Rabicano, animale senza peso; Zorro impenna il suo Tornado e anche la Grecia non si è fatta mancare il suo famoso cavallo di Troia; ma pure Don Chisciotte ha il suo Ronzinante. Così quando Daimon finalmente chiede a Carl William Brown se per caso anche lui non avesse voluto un portentoso equino, la risposta non si fece attendere a lungo e il nostro legionario, con il suo solito stile divertitamente pensieroso e beffardo, solennemente  esclamò - per me magari andrebbe bene anche una "cavalla" e se possibile la vorrei per di più "golosa". Daimon fece un sorrisetto e non mancò di rassicurare il nostro magico sognatore - vedremo, vedremo!- Dal mondo dei ricordi. Lunedì, 08 agosto 2005 Il libro degli inganni delle donne Orbene... vi delizierò in quest'inizio giornata parlandovi di un libro che mi è dato da leggere (avendo finito "re" Stephen King e aspettando con ansia che qualcuno di voi me ne regali un altro) nella battuta finale della mia ascesa verso la laurea-impresa incomprensibile, misteriosa ed oscura nella sua ardua riuscita. Il libro è: Sendebar "il libro degli inganni delle donne" nella cui descrizione si legge: In stretta relazione con la letteratura gnomica della Spagna del secolo XIII, e al tempo stesso intessuto di motivi tipici del folklore universale, il Sendebar documenta il gusto e insieme l'esigenza, assai vivi nell'aristocrazia spagnola dell'epoca, di autorappresentarsi e di delineare un proprio immaginario mediante antichi modelli narrativi di provenienza orientale rielaborati in testi che rivelano una sensibilità narrativa e persino una vocazione romanzesca del tutto nuove. In sostanza, il libro è costituito da una serie di racconti brevi in successione, tutti incentrati sui raggiri e la malvagia disonestà delle donne nei riguardi di ignari, benevoli, affabili, nonché succubi uomini che si trovano spodestati, illusi, maltrattati e ignorati da quelle malvage copie carbone delle meretrici di Babilonia che se li rigirano come pedalini sporchi e pieni di buchi all'altezza dell'alluce valgo. Senz'altro, questi, motivi tipici del folklore universale! Ora io mi domando - senza scadere nella sagra della banalità e della mediocrità - se anni e anni di letteratura romanza ci portano l'esempio di un triviale patriarchismo che insegna in testi che rivelano una sensibilità narrativa e persino una vocazione romanzesca del tutto nuove quanto le donne meritino di essere trattate in maniera marginale e irrisoria, in quanto esseri scialbi, di poco conto e di poca importanza - oltre all'accoppiamento e all'allattamento dei pargoli - ma allo stesso tempo ci educano a quanto questi esseri demoniaci vadano temuti e scacciati via per evitare di soccombere, QUANTO di questa mentalità c'è dietro al comportamento di alcuni esseri, definiti erronamente "uomini" che non si fanno scrupolo di trattare le donne a mò di deliziose bambole gonfiabili? Mi propongo come collaboratrice di una VERA, nuova narrativa di vocazione odierna e attuale post-Bridget Jones: "Come pucciare il biscotto e darsela a gambe. Manuale per i perfetti detentori di bambole gonfiabili di carne." Sono attese adesioni. Equinamente vostra CavallaGolosa Read the full article

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The heart of melancholy

The four humor theory expressions The heart of melancholy, an article about the famous book by Robert Burton The Anatomy of Melancholy published in 1621 but still very worth reading today. In this short essay you will find also some very interesting quotes by the author himself. There ’s naught in this life sweet, If man were wise to see ’t, But only melancholy; O sweetest Melancholy! Robert Burton Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy. Aristotle In every room there is a smiling photograph of my mother, her sweet image increases my melancholy and reminds me at every moment that only death can put an end to my suffering. Carl William Brown My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known; what wonder, then, that I love her in return. Søren Kierkegaard Sailing in a sea of memories, melancholy attacks me and my only relief is to try to alleviate the suffering by lashing out at  human stupidity. Carl William Brown Melancholy: an appetite no misery satisfies. Emil Cioran Renaissance author Robert Burton (1577-1640) was an English scholar, clergyman, and writer, best known for his monumental work "The Anatomy of Melancholy." Born in Leicestershire, England, Burton studied at Oxford University, where he excelled in academics, eventually becoming a fellow of Christ Church college. Despite his academic achievements, Burton struggled with melancholy himself, which deeply influenced his literary endeavors. He found solace in extensive reading and writing, and in 1621, he published his magnum opus, "The Anatomy of Melancholy." This sprawling work explores the causes, symptoms, and cures of melancholy, drawing on a wide range of sources from classical literature to contemporary medical texts. Throughout his life, Burton remained devoted to scholarship and the pursuit of knowledge. He continued to revise and expand "The Anatomy of Melancholy" until his death, producing multiple editions that cemented his reputation as one of the foremost scholars of his time. Robert Burton's legacy endures through his influential writings, which continue to be studied and admired for their intellectual depth and literary brilliance. He is remembered not only as a prolific author but also as a compassionate observer of the complexities of human experience. Burton's most famous work and greatest achievement was The Anatomy of Melancholy. The text is renowned for its erudition, wit, and profound insights into the human condition. It covers an astonishing array of topics, including philosophy, psychology, medicine, religion, and literature, reflecting Burton's wide-ranging intellect and eclectic interests. First published in 1621, it was reprinted with additions from Burton no fewer than five times. A digressive and labyrinthine work, Burton wrote as much to alleviate his own melancholy as to help others. The final edition totalled more than 500,000 words. The book is permeated by quotations from and paraphrases of many authorities, both classical and contemporary, the culmination of a lifetime of erudition.

The anatomy of melancholy first edition 1621 Burton died in 1640. In the university, his death was (probably falsely) rumoured to be have been a suicide. His large personal library was divided between the Bodleian and Christ Church. The Anatomy was perused and plagiarised by many authors during his lifetime and after his death, but entered a lull in popularity through the 18th century. It was only the revelation of Laurence Sterne's plagiarism that revived interest in Burton's work into the 19th century, especially among the Romantics. The Anatomy received more academic attention in the 20th and 21st centuries. Whatever his popularity, Burton has always attracted distinguished readers, including Samuel Johnson, Benjamin Franklin, John Keats, William Osler, and Samuel Beckett. He wrote Anatomy of Melancholy while he suffered in its grip. Considered the most significant publication of his career, the book explores different types of melancholy, presented according to humoral theory, that is the combinations, in men and women ( the microcosm ) of the qualities, or contraries. In primitive physiology, the four principal bodily fluids in their combinations produce the temperaments or “complexions”. Humorism, the humoral theory, or humoralism, was a system of medicine detailing a supposed makeup and workings of the human body, adopted by Ancient Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers. This theory dates bach to Hippocrates who is usually credited with applying this idea to medicine. In contrast to Alcmaeon, Hippocrates suggested that humors are the vital bodily fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. These “humors,” with their properties and effects - at least in the Middle Ages - are, respectively: Blood (hot and moist) - cheerfulness, warmth of feeling; Choler ( hot and dry ) - a quick, angry temper; Phlegm ( cold and moist) - dull sluggishness; Melancholy (cold and dry) - fretful depression. The Renaissance introduced the concept of “artificial” humors - e.g. scholars’ and artists’ melancholy, creative brooding. The humors, the temperaments, and the four elements of the macrocosm, or universe, were all looked upon as interrelated. To these humours you may add serum, which is the matter of urine, and those excrementitious humours of the third concoction, sweat and tears. Spirit is a most subtle vapour, which is expressed from the blood, and instrument of the soul, to perform all his actions; a common tie or medium between the body and the soul, as some will have it; or as Paracelsus, a fourth soul of itself. As a minister, Burton viewed melancholy as a spiritual affliction, and one specific type of "religious melancholy" was made worse by leading a sinful life. Although the book was a response to the debates within English religion during the 1620s-1630s, Burton's primary concern is curing religious melancholy. He advised prayer as a solution for those suffering from the illness. Later writers were influenced by his combination of scholarship, humor, and creativity. "The Anatomy of Melancholy" is certainly a vast and multifaceted work that delves into numerous themes and subjects. The work is a comprehensive exploration of the human condition, touching on themes of mental health, philosophy, religion, literature, and science. It offers readers a rich tapestry of ideas and insights that continue to resonate across centuries. As the title suggests, the central theme of the book is melancholy, which in Burton's time referred to a state of profound sadness or depression. Burton examines the causes, symptoms, and treatments of melancholy, drawing on medical, philosophical, and literary sources to offer insights into the nature of mental health.

Hippocrates teaching his students In attacking his stated subject, Burton drew from nearly every science of his day, including psychology and physiology, but also astronomy, meteorology, and theology, and even astrology and demonology... Much of the book consists of quotations from various ancient and mediæval medical authorities, beginning with Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Galen. Hence the Anatomy is filled with more or less pertinent references to the works of others. A competent Latinist, Burton also included a great deal of Latin poetry in the Anatomy, and many of his inclusions from ancient sources are left untranslated in the text. So Burton explores the complexities of human nature and the range of emotions experienced by individuals. He examines the various factors that contribute to melancholy, including temperament, lifestyle, and external circumstances, offering a nuanced understanding of the human psyche. He incorporates medical knowledge and scientific theories of his time into his discussion of melancholy. He examines the physiological and psychological aspects of the condition, as well as different medical treatments and remedies. The author engages with philosophical questions about the nature of existence, happiness, and the meaning of life. Burton discusses different philosophical perspectives on melancholy, drawing on the works of classical philosophers as well as contemporary thinkers. He also examines the role of religion and spirituality in coping with melancholy and finding meaning in life. He discusses religious beliefs and practices from various traditions, exploring how they address questions of suffering, redemption, and salvation. The book is rich in literary references, with Burton drawing on a wide range of literary works from classical antiquity to his own time. He discusses the representation of melancholy in literature and explores how cultural attitudes toward melancholy have evolved over time. In the Renaissance, several informal ways coexisted of talking about the relation which we now see as one of mind and body. From Aristotelian tradition the concept of three orders of soul was maintained: in ascending order these were the vegetable (the “life,” immobile and inactive, of plants), the animal (accounting for the behavior of beasts), and the rational (the power of reason, often associated with language as well as diought, in men). Therefore the psychological tracts of the English Renaissance were "a chaotic jumble of ambiguous or contradictory fact and theory," often more physiological than psychological. Forest concluded that Elizabethan psychology did not exist as a coherent body of belief. Contemporary dramatists could choose illustrations at will from bits and pieces of outmoded medieval scientific "facts" or from "vague general notions" or personal observations.' In this sense The Anatomy of Melancholy, may help us to clarify Elizabethan psychology while suggesting some possible solutions to the matter. In the Anthology of the English Literature we read this analyzes of the author. The life of this remarkable figure is so nearly co-extensive with his one great work that its mere chronology yields little of interest: he was born in Leicestershire, came to Oxford (to Brasenose College) in 1593, and in 1599 was elected Student of Christ Church, "the most flourishing college of Europe." He took his B.A. in 1602 there, and his M.A. in 1605, and lived at the college for the rest of his life. In 1616 he became vicar of St. Thomas's church in Oxford and held, toward the end of his life, two absentee livings; but his time was mainly spent in reading and in composing his Anatomy, that vast systematic work which started out as a compendium of medical and moral knowledge and ended up, constantly revised in five editions before its author's death, as a study of the morbidity of its own studiousness. From its first appearance in 1621 Burton kept augmenting his compilation of learned opinion, allusion, and eloquence, adding new light as it came into his dark tower of self-consciousness through the windows of countless books. If The Anatomy of Melancholy is about the human psyche's entire range of states - manic, depressed, light, dark, high, and low, and the ways in which they lead to each other - it is also about the very condition of being learned. Burton's systematic structure embraces physiology, medicine, moral philosophy, and literary history; it moves from detailed exposition of received pre-scientific doctrine to long, wide-ranging essays on such questions as the woes and miseries of scholars, or the effects of literary eroticism (Burton calls it "heroic love") on psychic stability.

Robert Burton Burton's melancholy is not only the totality of the types he classifies so exhaustively. A cult of melancholia was fashionable in early Jacobean England, particularly around the Inns of Court, the theaters, and the haunts of young men down from the universities. This melancholy was associated with the intellectual life which - through lack of preferment at court and insufficient civil service posts to absorb the over-educated and under-inherited - could not fulfill itself. Such diverse Shakespearean figures as Hamlet and Malvolio reflect this condition, which for Burton is almost identical with the human one. His own private melancholy is, ultimately, that of the book itself, a strange mixture of inner enterprise and practical idleness, as far removed from the healthy, somber joy of Milton's II Penseroso as from the massive brooding figure of intellect abandoned in Durer's Melancolia. The introduction to Burton's work, explaining why he adopts the pseudonym of Democritus Jr., is a masterpiece of self-revelation through disguise, moving at times beyond even the candor and wisdom of Montaigne, discussing its own prose style as if it were an inner life; apologizing for the intrusions of its own English into its mosaic of Latin quotations (the interior dialogue of the whole work is between scholar and books, English and Latin); gloomily propounding a scholarly utopia based upon the certain conviction of human imperfectibility; and refurbishing its mythical progenitor, the laughing Greek atomist Democritus, into an ancestor of the self-contemplating lyricist of the late eighteenth century - that poet of the crucial modern mode, the therapeutic work, whose internal sanity is its author's only hedge against madness. Quotes and thoughts from The Anatomy of Melancholy I’ll change my state with any wretch Thou canst from gaol of dunghill fetch. My pain’s past cure, another hell; I may not in this torment dwell. Now desperate I hate my life, Lend me a halter or a knife! All my griefs to this are jolly, Naught so damned as melancholy. Robert Burton Believe the experienced Robert. Believe Robert, who has tried it. (Lat., Experto crede Roberto.) Robert Burton No rule is so general, which admits not some exception. Robert Burton Penny wise, pound foolish. Robert Burton Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard. Robert Burton Going as if he trod upon eggs. Robert Burton There ’s naught in this life sweet, If man were wise to see ’t, But only melancholy; O sweetest Melancholy! Robert Burton Melancholy, the subject of our present discourse, is either in disposition or in habit... This Melancholy of which we are to treat, is a habit, a serious ailment, a settled humour, as Aurelianus and others call it, not errant, but fixed: and as it was long increasing, so, now being (pleasant or painful) grown to a habit, it will hardly be removed. Robert Burton Employment, which Galen calls 'Nature's Physician,' is so essential to human happiness that indolence is justly considered as the mother of misery. Robert Burton Gluttony is the source of all our infirmities, and the fountain of all our diseases. As a lamp is choked by a superabundance of oil, a fire extinguished by excess of fuel, so is the natural health of the body destroyed by intemperate diet. Robert Burton Restore a man to his health, his purse lies open to thee. Robert Burton I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted myriads of people. They go commonly together. Robert Burton Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent tobacco, which goes far beyond all the panaceas, potable gold, and philosophers' stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale. 'Tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health; hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul. Robert Burton Felix Plater notes of some young physicians that study to cure diseases catch them themselves will be sick and appropriate all symptoms they find related of others to their own persons. Robert Burton

The anatomy of melancholy One religion is as true as another. Robert Burton I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted myriads of people. They go commonly together. Robert Burton All poets are mad. Robert Burton We can say nothing but what hath been said. Robert Burton The fear of some divine and supreme powers, keeps men in obedience. Robert Burton No rule is so general, which admits not some exception. Robert Burton They lard their lean books with the fat of others' works. Robert Burton Hannibal, as he had mighty virtues, so had he many vices; he had two distinct persons in him. Robert Burton Every man hath a good and a bad angel attending on him in particular, all his life long. Robert Burton Why doth one man’s yawning make another yawn? Robert Burton crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry them, wither them, shrivel them up like old apples, make them so many anatomies. Robert Burton Like a hog, or dog in the manger, he doth only keep it because it shall do nobody else good, hurting himself and others. Robert Burton I may not here omit those two main plagues and common dotages of human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted myriads of people; they go commonly together. Robert Burton Machiavel says virtue and riches seldom settle on one man. Robert Burton Many things happen between the cup and the lip. Robert Burton Big stools, small hospitals, Small stools, big hospitals. Robert Burton The falling out of lovers is the renewing of love. Robert Burton A mere scholar, a mere ass. Robert Burton What can't be cured must be endured. Robert Burton They are proud in humility, proud that they are not proud. Robert Burton Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all, the surest reposals, the softest cushions to lean on in adversity. Robert Burton A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword. Robert Burton Idleness is an appendix to nobility. Robert Burton England is paradise for women, and hell for horses: Italy is a paradise for horses, hell for women. Robert Burton One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague. Robert Burton The devil is the author of confusion. Read the full article

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Trading Quotations

Trading quotations Trading quotations, quotes, aphorisms, tips, advices, and useful thoughts and ideas by some very famous world traders. Invest in bear market, speculate in bull market. Carl William Brown Credit is a system whereby a person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he can pay. Charles Dickens Money management is the only strategy to survive in this crazy, stupid and doped financial world market. Carl William Brown A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence. Chinese Proverb The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. Ambrose Bierce Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other. Charles Lamb It is generally agreed that casinos should, in the public interest, be inaccessible and expensive. And perhaps the same is true of stock exchanges. John Maynard Keynes For greed all nature is too little. Seneca The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech. John Mortimer If a business does well, the stock eventually follows. Warren Buffett Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. Franklyn P. Jones It's an extremely good thing that money sometimes changes hands. Carl William Brown Trading and Life Philosophy. Taking small losses is part of the game. Taking large losses can take you out of the game. Doug Kass As the statitics says: "95% of traders lose money; only 5% of traders can make a living at it, and only 1% of them really make money. Carl William Brown Remember, your goal is to trade well, not to trade often. Alexander Elder It took me five years to learn to play the game intelligently enough to make big money when I was right. Jesse Livermore I believe the very best money is made at the market turns. Everyone says you get killed trying to pick tops and bottoms and you make all your money by playing the trend in the middle. Well for twelve years I have been missing the meat in the middle but I have made a lot of money at tops and bottoms. Paul Tudor Jones In this business, if you're good, you're right six times out of ten. You're never going to be right nine times out of ten. Peter Lynch Many traders ride an emotional roller coaster and miss the essential element of winning: the management of their emotions. Alexander Elder Master YOURSELF, because you will never master the markets. Glen Dahlen If you let the market make you feel high or low, you will lose money. Alexander Elder 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 Any fool can buy a company. You should be congratulated when you sell. Henry Kravis No profession requires more hard work, intelligence, patience, and mental discipline than successful speculation. Robert Rhea

Trading quotations This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society. David Hume Successful trading is always an emotional battle for the speculator, not an intelligent battle. Jesse Livermore Successful institutional traders often talk of quitting and going to trade for themselves. Only a handful of them manage to make the transition. Most traders who leave institutions get caught up in the emotions of fear, greed, elation, and panic when they start risking their own money. Alexander Elder Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other. Charles Lamb, Essays of Elia, 1823 Every artist was first an amateur. Ralph Waldo Emerson Failure Is Only the Opportunity More Intelligently To Begin Again. Henry Ford It is essential to wait for trades with a good risk / reward ratio. Patience is a virtue for a trader. Alexander Elder When the market deviates from your analysis, you have to cut losses without fuss or emotions. Alexander Elder I believe that anyone who is intelligent, conscientious, and willing to put in the necessary time can be successful on Wall Street. As long as they realize the market is a business like any other business, they have a good chance to prosper. Jesse Livermore The goal of the good trader, paradoxically, is not to make money. His goal is to trade well. Alexander Elder To find out more about finance and trading you can also read: Money, wealth, investments news Financial Safety Rules Trading tips and advice 1 Stocks and Bonds to watch Stocks analysis dictionary Best trading practices Technical approach to trading Trading lovers 50 great quotes about trading Prediction and trading Paul King trading rules Golden rules of trading 20 golden rules of trading Penny stocks trading Jesse Livermore trading lessons Jesse Livermore trading rules Trading versus gambling Great trading advice Golden trading rules Trading glossary Trading quotations Penny stocks trading English for business Management news The Stocks Exchange Quote master trading Speculation game quotes Wall Street Crash 1929 The Housing bubble 2008 Master trading links Trading and finance Venezuela Business News Finanzaonline.com Investire Oggi Forum Investing.com Google Finance Google Business News Bloomberg markets Reuters Business News Reuters Money News Reuters Company News Read the full article

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Jesse Livermore 21 Trading Rules

Jesse Livermore 21 Famous Trading Rules Jesse Livermore’s 21 Famous Trading Rules with an introduction to his biography and his trading life philosophy. A trading philosophy is something that cannot just be transferred from one person to another; it’s something that you have to acquire yourself through time and effort. Richard Driehaus My sense of insecurity keeps me alert, always ready to correct my errors. George Soros To anticipate the market is to gamble. To be patient and react only when the market gives the signal is to speculate. Jesse Livermore Introduction In 1929 Jesse Livermore’s fortunes were at their zenith. He had made a profit of $100 million dollars shorting the markets during the great crash. Yet, by 1934, he was bankrupt. In just five short years one of the greatest stock-traders the world has known lost his entire $100 million fortune. We cannot blame this on the inadequacy of his trading rules - they were fully formulated by then. We must conclude that he ignored at least one of his sacrosanct rules - never to hold on to a losing position. If Livermore did hold losing positions until his $100 million fortune was wiped out - in spite of the lessons of 41 years of trading - we must presume his mental processes had malfunctioned, due either to stress, depression, or a combination of the two. Twelve years earlier, Livermore had told Lefèvre how he had put money in trust for his family. Lefèvre had asked if this was because Livermore feared that the stock market might take his money away from him. Livermore replied prophetically: “I know this - that a man will spend anything he can lay his hands on; and that he can lose every cent.” Jesse Livermore concluded that no trader could trade the market constantly and beat it. Everyone who played the market daily would eventually lose. Winning was only possible by trading at times when the market allowed one to win - during clear bull and bear markets when most stocks were moving in a single direction. Failure to wait (for the Pivotal Point to be passed). There were two basic reasons. First, I lacked the patience to wait until the psychological time had arrived, price wise, to begin my operation. I had known that if cotton ever sold up to 12.5 cents a pound it would be on its way to much higher prices. But no, I did not have the will power to wait. I though I must make a few extra dollars quickly, before cotton reached the buying point, and I acted before the market was ripe. Not only did I lose around $200,000 in actual money, but a profit of $1,000,000. For my original plan, well fixed in mind, contemplated the accumulation of 100,000 bales after the Pivotal Point had been passed. I could not have missed making a profit of 200 points or more on that move. Jesse Livermore At the beginning of the move there should be an unusually large volume of shares traded. Prices should move generally in one direction (upwards or downwards) for a few days. A normal reaction should be observed - volume will decrease compared with the volumes observed during the initial trend, and the price may move against the trend somewhat. Within a day or two of the normal reaction, volume should increase again and the price trend should be resumed. Provided this pattern is repeated, it is safe to stick with a trade. If there should be a deviation from the pattern, it is a warning sign. If the pattern fails and the price moves against the trend by more than a little, it is a sign to exit your trade and preserve your profit. Jesse Livermore

Jesse Livermore and the game of speculation Jesse Livermore’s 21 Trading Rules 1.  Nothing new ever occurs in the business of speculating or investing in securities and commodities. 2.  Money cannot consistently be made trading every day or every week during the year. 3.  Don’t trust your own opinion and back your judgment until the action of the market itself confirms your opinion. 4.  Markets are never wrong - opinions often are. 5.  The real money made in speculating has been in commitments showing in profit right from the start. 6.  As long as a stock is acting right, and the market is right, do not be in a hurry to take profits. 7.  One should never permit speculative ventures to run into investments. 8.  The money lost by speculation alone is small compared with the gigantic sums lost by so-called investors who have let their investments ride. 9.  Never buy a stock because it has had a big decline from its previous high. 10.  Never sell a stock because it seems high-priced. 11.  I become a buyer as soon as a stock makes a new high on its movement after having had a normal reaction. 12.  Never average losses. 13.  The human side of every person is the greatest enemy of the average investor or speculator. 14.  Wishful thinking must be banished. 15.  Big movements take time to develop. 16.  It is not good to be too curious about all the reasons behind price movements. 17.  It is much easier to watch a few than many. 18.  If you cannot make money out of the leading active issues, you are not going to make money out of the stock market as a whole. 19.  The leaders of today may not be the leaders of two years from now. 20.  Do not become completely bearish or bullish on the whole market because one stock in some particular group has plainly reversed its course from the general trend. 21.  Few people ever make money on tips. Beware of inside information. If there was easy money lying around, no one would be forcing it into your pocket. To find out more about trading and finance you can also read: Finance and trading Financial safety rules Technical approach to trading Trading tips 1 Trading lovers 50 great quotes about trading Best trading practices Prediction and trading Paul King trading rules Golden rules of trading 20 golden rules of trading Penny stocks trading Jesse Livermore trading lessons Jesse Livermore trading rules Trading versus gambling Great trading advice Golden trading rules Trading glossary Trading quotations Salva Read the full article

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Jesse Livermore 25 Trading Lessons

Jesse Livermore 25 Trading Lessons Jesse Livermore’s 25 Great Trading Lessons to keep in mind, to be a successful trader and investor, perhaps. Jesse Livermore was born in 1877 and he is probably considered one of the most famous trader in history. He started trading at the age of 14 from bucket shops (an unauthorized office for speculating in stocks or currency using the funds of unwitting investors). His tape reading skill was so good that these bucket shops eventually didn’t want to do business with him. Jesse Livermore led a life of brilliance and excess, surrounded by mistresses, scandals, money, and bankruptcy. He was a legendary trader who played big and made millions during the crash of 1929. At his peak in 1929, he was worth $100 million. Ultimately, he lost his entire fortune when he broke his trading rules. As a matter of fact the same trading rules which made him millions, caused him to lose everything, when he lost control of himself. By 1934, Livermore would have depleted the $100 million fortune he earned on the stock market just five years earlier. He declared a third bankruptcy, went through his second divorce, and committed suicide in 1940 — the newspapers then detailing his scandals rather than the achievements of his earlier days. Still, there are valuable lessons to be learnt from Jesse Livermore’s trading experience. Introduction After spending many years in Wall Street and after making and losing millions of dollars I want to tell you this: it never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It was always my sitting. Got that? My sitting tight! It is no trick at all to be right on the market. you always find lots of early bulls in bull markets and early bears in bear markets. I have known many men who were right at exactly the right time, and began buying or selling stocks when prices were at the very level which should show the greatest profit and their experience invariably matched mine- that is, they made no real money out of it. Men who can both be right and sit tight are uncommon. I found it one of the hardest things to learn. But it is only after stock trade has firmly grasped this that he can make big money. It is literally true that millions com easier to a trader after he knows how to trade than hundreds did in the days of his ignorance. Jesse Livermore

Jesse Livermore best trading strategy Jesse Livermore’s 25 Trading Lessons 1)  Watch the market leaders, the stocks that have led the charge upward in a bull market. That is where the action is and where the money is to be made. As the leaders go, so goes the entire market. If you cannot make money in the leaders, you are not going to make money in the stock market. Watching the leaders keeps your universe of stocks limited, focused, and more easily controlled. 2)  There is nothing new on Wall Street or in stock speculation. What has happened in the past will happen again, and again, and again. This is because human nature does not change, and it is human emotion, solidly build into human nature, that always gets in the way of human intelligence. Of this I am sure. All through time, people have basically acted the same way in the market as a result of greed, fear, ignorance, and hope. This is why the numerical formations and patterns recur on a constant basis. I absolutely believe that price movement patterns are being repeated. They are recurring patterns that appear over and over, with slight variations. This is because markets are driven by humans - and human nature never changes. 3) The market will often go contrary to what speculators have predicted. At these times, successful speculators must abandon their predictions and follow the action of the market. Prudent speculators never argue with the tape. Markets are never wrong, but opinions often are. Remember, the market is designed to fool most of the people most of the time. 4)  They say you never go broke taking profits. No, you don’t. But neither do you grow rich taking a four-point profit in a bull market. I did precisely the wrong thing. The cotton showed me a loss and I kept it. The wheat showed me a profit and I sold it out. Of all the speculative blunders there are few greater than trying to average a losing game. Always sell what shows you a loss and keep what shows you a profit. The market does not beat them. They beat themselves, because though they have brains they cannot sit tight. Old Turkey was dead right in doing and saying what he did. He had not only the courage of his convictions but also the intelligence and patience to sit tight. After spending many years in Wall Street and after making and losing millions of dollars I want to tell you this: It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting. 5)  First, do not be invested in the market all the time. There are many times when I have been completely in cash, especially when I was unsure of the direction of the market and waiting for a confirmation of the next move. Second, it is the change in the major trend that hurts most speculators. Always remember; you can win a horse race, but you can’t beat the races. You can win on a stock, but you cannot beat Wall Street all the time. Nobody can. There is the plain fool, who does the wrong thing at all times everywhere, but there is also the Wall Street fool, who thinks he must trade all the time. No man can have adequate reasons for buying or selling stocks daily– or sufficient knowledge to make his play an intelligent play. 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. You will reap benefits from their mistakes. 6)  It is what people actually did in the stock market that counted – not what they said they were going to do. 7)  Successful trading is always an emotional battle for the speculator, not an intelligent battle. 8)  I believe that the public wants to be led, to be instructed, to be told what to do. They want reassurance. They will always move en masse, a mob, a herd, a group, because people want the safety of human company. They are afraid to stand alone because they want to be safely included within the herd, not to be the lone calf standing on the desolate, dangerous, wolf-patrolled prairie of contrary opinion. 9)  I believe that having the discipline to follow your rules is essential. Without specific, clear, and tested rules, speculators do not have any real chance of success. Why? Because speculators without a plan are like a general without a strategy, and therefore without an actionable battle plan. Speculators without a single clear plan can only act and react, act and react, to the slings and arrows of stock market misfortune, until they are defeated. 10)  If you can’t sleep at night because of your stock market position, then you have gone too far. If this is the case, then sell your position down to the sleeping level. 11)  Remember that stocks are never too high for you to begin buying or too low to begin selling. 12)  When I am long of stocks it is because my reading of conditions has made me bullish. But you find many people, reputed to be intelligent, who are bullish because they have stocks. I do not allow my possessions – or my prepossessions either – to do any thinking for me. That is why I repeat that I never argue with the tape. 13)  Losing money is the least of my troubles. A loss never troubles me after I take it. I forget it overnight. But being wrong – not taking the loss – that is what does the damage to the pocket book and to the soul. 14)  I trade on my own information and follow my own methods. 15)  If after a long steady rise a stock turns and gradually begins to go down, with only occasionally small rallies, it is obvious that the line of least resistance has changed from upward to downward. Such being the case why should anyone ask for explanations? There are probably very good reasons why it should go down. 16)  When I’m bearish and I sell a stock, each sale must be at a lower level than the previous sale. When I am buying, the reverse is true. I must buy on a rising scale. I don’t buy long stocks on a scale down, I buy on a scale up. 17)  It cost me millions to learn that another dangerous enemy to a trader is his susceptibility to the urging of a magnetic personality when plausibly expressed by a brilliant mind. 18)  A man must know himself thoroughly if he is going to make a good job out of trading in the speculative markets. 19)  When the market goes against you, you hope that every day will be the last day – and you lose more than you should had you not listened to hope. And when the market goes your way, you become fearful that the next day will take away your profit and you get out – too soon. The successful trader has to fight these two deep-seated instincts. 20)  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. 21)  Don’t take action with a trade until the market, itself, confirms your opinion. Being a little late in a trade is insurance that your opinion is correct. In other words, don’t be an impatient trader. 22)  It is foolhardy to make a second trade, if your first trade shows you a loss. Never average losses. Let this thought be written indelibly upon your mind. 23)  Successful traders always follow the line of least resistance. Follow the trend. The trend is your friend. 24)  When you make a trade, "you should have a clear target where to sell if the market moves against you. And you must obey your rules! Never sustain a loss of more than 10% of your capital. Losses are twice as expensive to make up. I always established a stop before making a trade. 25)  Don’t worry about catching tops or bottoms, that’s fools play. Keep the number of stocks you own to a controllable number. It’s hard to herd cats, and it’s hard to track a lot of securities. Take your losses quickly and don’t brood about them. Try to learn from them but mistakes are as inevitable as death. And only make a big move, a real big plunge, when a majority of factors are in your favor ... every once in a while you must go to cash, take a break, take a vacation. Don’t try to play the market all the time. It can’t be done, too tough on the emotions. To find out more about trading and finance you can also read: Finance and trading Financial safety rules Technical approach to trading Trading tips 1 Trading lovers 50 great quotes about trading Best trading practices Prediction and trading Paul King trading rules Golden rules of trading 20 golden rules of trading Penny stocks trading Jesse Livermore trading lessons Jesse Livermore trading rules Trading versus gambling Great trading advice Golden trading rules Trading glossary Trading quotations Read the full article

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Trading or investing

Trading or investing explained Trading or investing, a synthetic analysis of these activities with a clear explanation, some very useful quotes, and finally also some common mistakes to avoid. As Morgan Housel said, there are 56,956 personal finance books on Amazon.com. In aggregate, they contain more than 3 billion words. This seems absurd, because 99% of personal finance can be summarized in nine words: Work a lot, spend a little, invest the difference. Master that, and the other 2.999 billion words are filler. Therefore the most important finance topics don't require details. Most can be, and should be, summarized in a sentence or two. So, before my article about the pros and cons of trading I post ten sentences by the author of The Psychology of Money and Same as ever, to give the readers some good advices. The most powerful way to grow your money is learning to live with less, since you have complete control over it. Morgan Housel You can probably afford not to be a great investor - you probably can't afford to be a bad one. Morgan Housel Be careful when reading about how stupid investors can be and not realize you're reading about yourself. Morgan Housel Your circle of competence is probably 90% smaller than you think it is. Morgan Housel Emotional intelligence is more important than book intelligence. Morgan Housel The more you learn about the economy, the more you realize you have no idea what's going on. Morgan Housel Assume the worst, hope for the best, accept reality. Morgan Housel Investors were probably better informed 20 years ago when there was 90% less financial news. Morgan Housel Holding 60% of your assets in stocks and 40% in bonds isn't perfect for everyone; but I can think of a thousand worse strategies. Morgan Housel Respect the role luck has played on some of your role models. Morgan Housel

Trading or investing Trading Versus Investing The debate on stocks trading presented valid arguments from both sides. We can highlight the potential for wealth accumulation and growth through stock trading, emphasizing the importance of research and diversification to mitigate risks. On the other hand, we have to consider some concerns about the inherent volatility and unpredictability of the stock market, warning against potential financial losses. In this case, the cautious approach of common sense seems more prudent, given the significant risks involved in stock trading. Anyway, before reading the post never forget that past performance does not guarantee or predict future ones. Trading and investing are both ways of participating in financial markets, but they differ significantly in terms of their objectives, time horizons, strategies, and risk profiles. Overall, while both trading and investing involve participating in financial markets, they differ in their objectives, time horizons, strategies, and risk profiles. Traders seek to profit from short-term price movements, while investors focus on long-term wealth accumulation. The primary objective of trading is to profit from short-term price fluctuations. Trading involves higher levels of risk due to the short-term nature of transactions and frequent trading activity. Traders are exposed to market volatility, liquidity risk, and leverage risk. The potential for both significant gains and losses is higher in trading. It is an activity that requires active involvement in monitoring markets, analyzing data, and executing trades. Traders need to stay updated on market news, economic indicators, and company developments to make informed decisions. Traders typically buy and sell assets within a relatively short time frame, ranging from seconds to months. They usually has a short-term time horizon and may hold positions for a few minutes, hours, or days, trying to capitalize on short-term price movements and market inefficiencies. Traders use various strategies, such as technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and algorithmic trading, to identify short-term trading opportunities. They may employ leverage and derivatives to amplify returns or hedge risk. On the contrary Investing focuses on building wealth over the long term. Investors aim to generate returns through asset appreciation, dividends, and interest income over a period of years or decades. Investing is generally considered less risky compared to trading because it's based on a long-term view of the market. Investors may experience fluctuations in the value of their investments but are more focused on the overall growth trajectory of their portfolios. Investing is generally considered less risky compared to trading because it's based on a long-term view of the market. Investors may experience fluctuations in the value of their investments but are more focused on the overall growth trajectory of their portfolios. Investing requires less active involvement as investors typically adopt a buy-and-hold approach. They may periodically review their portfolios and make adjustments based on changes in their financial goals or market conditions. Investors have a long-term time horizon and are willing to hold assets for years or even decades. They aim to benefit from the long-term growth potential of their investments. They focus on fundamental analysis and research to identify undervalued assets with strong growth potential. They typically adopt a buy-and-hold strategy and may diversify their portfolios across different asset classes.

Trading and investing Investing in stocks trading provides individuals with the opportunity to grow their wealth and achieve financial independence. It allows for participation in the success of companies and the broader economy, leading to potential higher returns compared to traditional savings methods. While it is true that stocks trading carries risks, it also offers the potential for long-term growth and wealth accumulation. By diversifying their investments and conducting thorough research, individuals can mitigate some of the risks associated with the stock market. Additionally, historical data shows that, over the long term, the stock market tends to provide higher returns compared to other forms of investment. While it's important to educate individuals about the risks of stock trading, dismissing it altogether would mean missing out on the potential rewards it can bring. With proper risk management strategies, such as setting stop-loss orders and having a diversified portfolio, investors can navigate the ups and downs of the market. It's essential to strike a balance between risk and reward to make informed investment decisions. Trading offers the potential for significant profits if done correctly. Traders can capitalize on price movements to make money. In many markets, there's high liquidity, meaning assets can be bought and sold quickly without significantly impacting their prices. Furthermore with advancements in technology, trading has become increasingly accessible to individuals. Online trading platforms and mobile apps make it easier than ever to participate in markets. Trading allows investors to diversify their portfolios, spreading risk across different assets and markets. Traders have the flexibility to choose their strategies, timeframes, and assets, allowing them to tailor their approach to their goals and risk tolerance. What's more Trading can be used as a hedging tool to mitigate risks associated with other investments. For example, futures contracts can be used to hedge against price fluctuations. Isn't it true that stocks trading is inherently risky and speculative? The volatility of the market can lead to significant losses, especially for inexperienced investors. Many people have lost substantial amounts of money in the stock market due to unforeseen events or market fluctuations. How can you justify encouraging individuals to take on such risks? However, the unpredictability of the stock market makes it inherently risky, even for seasoned investors. Market crashes and economic downturns can wipe out years of gains in a matter of days. Encouraging individuals to engage in stocks trading without fully understanding the risks involved can lead to financial ruin. Shouldn't we be promoting more stable and secure investment options to safeguard people's financial well-being? Trading involves inherent risks, and there's always the possibility of losing money. Markets can be volatile and unpredictable, leading to unexpected losses. Emotional decision-making can negatively affect trading outcomes. Fear, greed, and overconfidence can lead to impulsive decisions and losses.

Trading and investing tips Successful trading requires time, effort, and continuous learning. It's not a passive activity and can be time-consuming, especially for active traders. Trading often involves various costs, including commissions, spreads, and other fees. These costs can eat into profits, especially for frequent traders. This activity is subject to regulatory oversight, and changes in regulations can impact market dynamics and trading strategies. With the abundance of information available, it can be challenging for traders to filter out noise and focus on relevant data. This can lead to analysis paralysis and decision-making errors. In some markets, there may be instances of market manipulation or insider trading, posing risks to traders. It's essential for traders to carefully consider these factors and develop a clear trading plan that aligns with their financial goals and risk tolerance. Additionally, risk management strategies, such as setting stop-loss orders and diversifying portfolios, can help mitigate some of the disadvantages associated with trading. In conclusion, despite what many believe, trading is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It requires numerous hours of study, practice, and discipline, and even then, success is not guaranteed. Every trader, no matter their expertise level, has made mistakes throughout their trading experience. However, some mistakes can be more costly than others and can ultimately lead to blowing up an account. So, to end this article I am going to list 10 trading mistakes that traders make and how to avoid them. 1) Not researching the markets well: Avoid making trading decisions based on gut feelings or tips alone. Conduct thorough market research to understand factors such as market volatility, stability, and current trends before opening or closing a position. 2) Not trading with a plan: Develop a comprehensive trading plan that includes your strategy, time commitments, and investment capital. Stick to your plan even after a bad day, as it serves as a blueprint for your trading activities. Maintain a trading diary to track successful and unsuccessful trades, helping you learn from mistakes and make better decisions. 3) Over-relying on software: While trading software can be beneficial, understand its pros and cons. Algorithmic trading systems offer speed but lack human judgement. Be cautious of potential risks, such as market flash crashes caused by automated system reactions. Combine the benefits of software with your own market analysis and decision-making skills. 4) Failing to cut losses: Resist the temptation to hold onto losing trades in hopes of a market turnaround. Cut losses by setting predetermined stop loss or limits to minimise risks. Day traders should close all active positions by the end of the trading day to avoid prolonged negative impacts. 5) Overexposing a position: Avoid committing excessive capital to a single market, as it increases inherent risk. While higher exposure may lead to larger gains, it also amplifies potential losses. Maintain a balanced approach and consider diversifying your portfolio.

Trading and investing mistakes 6) Over-diversifying a portfolio too fast: Diversification could protect against declines in specific assets but be mindful of opening too many positions within a short timeframe. Managing a diverse portfolio requires more time and effort, keeping track of various market factors. Find a balance between diversification and manageable workload, especially for beginners or those with limited time. 7) Not understanding leverage: Leverage allows traders to gain exposure to larger positions with a smaller deposit. However, it amplifies both gains and losses. Fully comprehend the implications of leveraged trading before entering positions. Lack of understanding it could lead to substantial losses or even deplete your trading account. 8) Not understanding the risk-to-reward ratio: The risk-to-reward ratio is a crucial concept in trading that helps traders evaluate whether the potential profit justifies the risk of losing capital. It is important to consider this ratio before entering a trade. For example, if the risk-reward ratio is 1:2, it means that for every £1 you risk, you have the potential to make £2 in profit. 9) Overconfidence after a gain: Experiencing a profitable trade could evoke feelings of overconfidence, which could be detrimental to future trading decisions. Traders who become overconfident may ignore proper analysis and rush into new positions without considering market conditions or potential risks. To avoid falling into this trap, it is crucial to stay disciplined and stick to your trading plan. 10) Letting emotions impair decision-making: Emotional trading is considered a common pitfall in the financial markets. Emotions such as excitement, fear, or frustration can cloud judgement and lead to poor decision-making. Traders who let emotions dictate their actions may deviate from their trading plan, enter trades without proper analysis, or hold onto losing positions in the hope of a turnaround. To mitigate the impact of emotions on decision-making, it is essential to remain objective and adhere to a well-defined trading strategy. Base your trading decisions on thorough fundamental and technical analysis, rather than being influenced by temporary emotional fluctuations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7fZp9dwELo To find out more about trading and finance you can also read: Finance and trading Financial safety rules Technical approach to trading Trading tips 1 Trading lovers 50 great quotes about trading Prediction and trading Paul King trading rules Golden rules of trading 20 golden rules of trading Penny stocks trading Jesse Livermore trading lessons Jesse Livermore trading rules The true words of Jesse Livermore The wisdom of Jesse Livermore 50 Famous Quotes by Jesse Livermore Trading versus gambling Great trading advice Golden trading rules Trading glossary Trading quotations Read the full article

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Aforismi sui cani

Aforismi sui cani Aforismi sui cani, citazioni, massime, pensieri, frasi celebri e riflessioni di autori e scrittori famosi e non sui nostri amici più fedeli e affettuosi. Smise di fumare allorché notò che al suo cane dava fastidio. Giuseppe Mazzini Chi non ha avuto un cane non sa cosa significhi essere amato. Arthur Schopenhauer Quando l'uomo si svegliò, disse: "Cosa sta facendo qui Cane Selvatico?". E la Donna rispose: "Il suo nome non è più Cane Selvatico, ma Primo Amico, perché sarà nostro amico per sempre e sempre e sempre." Rudyard Kipling Non esiste lealtà promessa e mantenuta in fondo, eccetto quella di un cane veramente fedele. Konrad Z. Lorenz Che il mio cane mi ami più di quanto io ami lui è un atto innegabile che sempre mi riempie di un sentimento di vergogna. Un cane è pronto in qualsiasi istante a sacrifgicare la sua vita per te. Konrad Z. Lorenz Quanto più brutto è un cane, tanto più i suoi padroni gli vogliono bene. Martyn Lewis Più gente conosco, e più apprezzo il mio cane. Socrate L'ideale di vita di Montmorency e mettersi tra i piedi della gente e farsi ingiuriare. Se riesce a introfularsi dove non è particolarmente ben voluto... allora avverte che la sua giornata ha avuto un senso. Jerome K. Jerome Il commissario Rex è un cane, perché gli altri cosa sono! Carl William Brown

Aforismi celebri sui cani Chiamarlo cane non sembra fargli giustizia, sebbene ammetto che in apparenza lo fosse in tutto, avendo quattro zampe, una coda e abbaiava. Ma per quelli di noi che lo conoscevano bene era un perfetto gentiluomo. Hermione Gincold Ho scoperto che, quando sei profondamente turbato, è maggiore il conforto che ti da la compagnia devota e silenziosa di un cane di tutto quello che puoi trarre da altre fonti. Doris Day II piacere primo, il più precoce, è quello che deriva dal contatto fisico. Ed è il contatto fisico che rende un animale da compagnia così prezioso per le persone sole. Dilys Powell I cuccioli sono il rimedio naturale alla sensazione di non essere amati... e per numerosi altri dolori della vita. Richard Allan Palm Il genere umano è attratto dai cani perché sono così simili all'uomo - affezionati, confusi, facilmente delusi, avidi di divertimento, grati per ogni gentilezza e per la minima attenzione. Pam Brown È dolce sentire l'onesto abbaio del cane da guardia che ci lancia un profondo benvenuto quando ci avviciniamo a casa; è dolce sapere che c'è un occhio attento che cura il nostro ritorno e si illumina quando arriviamo. Lord Byron Hai visto quello sguardo. Il modo in cui un giovane pittore contempla un Rembrandt o un Tiziano. Il modo in cui Liz Taylor guarda Richard Burton. Il modo in cui Zsa Zsa guarda il visone. È così che un cagnolino da compagnia guarda il suo padrone. Jacqueline Susann I nostri cani amano e ammirano anche il più meschino tra di noi e nutrono la nostra colossale vanità con il loro atto di deferenza privo di critica. Agnes Repplier Nessuno apprezza il genio molto speciale della tua conversazione quanto un cane. Christopher Morley Non dobbiamo guadagnarci la sua fiducia o la sua amicizia: è nato per essere nostro amico; quando i suoi occhi sono ancora chiusi, lui già crede in noi: prima ancora di nascere, ha già dato se stesso all'uomo. Maurice Maeterlinck Signore, io faccio la guardia! Se non sono qui io, chi curerà la loro casa o sorveglierà il loro gregge? Essere fedele? Nessuno oltre a me e Te capisce cos'è la fedeltà. Loro mi chiamano "Cane buono!", "Beel cane!" Parole… Anonimo Dietro ogni terranova, boxer, danese c'è un cucciolo che desidera solo accoccolartisi in grembo. Helen Thomson Se mi siedo su una panchina, me lo trovo improvvisamente di fianco, prima che si sdrai su uno dei miei piedi. È tipico infatti del suo modo di fare correre intorno quando anch'io sono in movimento, mentre quando mi siedo, mi imita subito. Thomas Mann II cane comune rivolge un'unica richiesta a tutto il genere umano: amatemi. Helen Exley Un cane ha un unico obiettivo nella sua vita: donare il proprio cuore. J.R. Ackerley

Frasi famose e ciotazioni celebri sui cani Un cane è l'unico essere su questa terra che ti ama più di quanto non ami se stesso. Josh Billings - Enry Wheeler Shaw I cani sono gli animali più socievoli, affettuosi ed amabili dell'intero creato. Edmund Burke Visitare un canile è un'esperienza estenuante - tutte quelle creature disperate che abbaiano a gran voce per catturare la tua attenzione. Per chi è tenere di cuore non è difficile venirsene via con una muta intera. Jilly Cooper La libertà individuale è la maggiore benedizione per un uomo, per un cane è l'ultima parola della disperazione. William Lyon Phelps Lo sapete che cosa hanno in comune un cane ed un ginecologo miope? ma è semplice, tutti e due hanno sempre il naso umido. Carl William Brown Lo sguardo fisso del lupo penetra nelle nostre coscienze. Berry Lopez Non sarà per molto non vuol dire nulla per un cane. Tutto quello che sa è che te ne sei ANDATO. JANE SWANLo spettacolo più triste del mondo è un cucciolo sperudoto che con la cosa tra le zampe se ne va in tondo. Arthur Gutterman No, Bobi! Non ho voglia di andare a fare una passeggiata - non mi sento in forma: preferirei starmene seduto a chiacchierare, o starmene seduto a leggere, o semplicemente starmene seduto. Fa molto caldo: c'è un sacco di polvere - non penso davvero di poter… beh, se fai quella faccia lì, devo - Sei il mio cane? No, sono io il tuo uomo. Robert Bell Una porta è quella cosa rispetto alla quale un cane si trova eternamente dalla parte sbagliata. Ogden Nash La creatura più affettuosa al mondo è un cane bagnato. Ambrose Bierce Montemorency arrivava e si sedeva sulle cose proprio quando volevi metterle a posto. Ficcava le zampe nella marmellata, tormentava i cucchiaini di caffè, faceva finta cheilimoni fossero topi e si tuffava nella cesta, uccidendone tre. Jerome K. Jerome Un cane crede che tu sia quello che pensi di essere. Jane Swan La maggior parte dei cani non pensano di essere umani, lo sanno. Jane Swan Qualsiasi cosa sia, è buona" - è il tuo benevolo credo. Il tuo ornamento, la tua gioia di vivere portata come fosse una corona. Dorothy Parker Cuccioli in vendita: l'unico amore che il denaro può comprare. Cartello affisso in un negozio. Compra un cucciolo e investirai il tuo denaro in un amore costante. Anonimo La storia offre più esempi della fedeltà dei cani di quella degli amici. Alexander Pope Il cane esitò un istante, ma quasi subito prese a fare qualche approccio con la coda. Il bambino allungò la mano e lo chiamò. In maniera plateale, il cane si avvicinò a lui, e i due ebbero uno scambio di amichevoli pacche e dondolii. Stephen Crane È così peloso! Gli ospiti si divertono un sacco quando si alza in piedi e si rendono conto improvvisamente di avere parlato all'estremità sbagliata. Elisabeth Jones Un cane è un sorriso e una coda che si agita. Tutto quello che c'è in mezzo e non è poi così importante. Clara Ortega

Aforismi, massime, citazioni famose sui cani I bassotti sono cani ideali per i bambini piccoli, dato che sono già stati tirati e schiacciati così tanto che un bambino non potrà più fare loro molto male in un senso o nell'altro. Robert Benchley Guardate gli occhi di un cane che dorme e vergognatevi della vostra profonda filosofia. Elias Canetti Fa una vita da cani, dice la gente piangendo - ma perchè... fai tutto il giorno esattamente quello che ti va di fare; dormi prima di ogni pasto, e dopo. La gente dovrebbe saperlo! A.P. Herbert L'uomo era disteso sul pavimento, ubriaco fradicio e privo di conoscenza. Il cane, sdraiato al suo fianco, sembrava guardarmi con occhi tristi, imploranti. Sebbene il mondo intero disprezzasse quell'uomo, il povero animale lo amava e gli sarebbe stato fedele fino alla morte. Robert Service La maggior parte delle persone che hanno un cane alla lunga imparano ad obbedire al loro compagno a quattro zampe. Robert Morley Più conosco gli uomini e più mi piacciono i cani. Madame De Staël Il cane ha avuto raramente successo nel far salire l'uomo al suo grado di sagacia, ma l'uomo è spesso riuscito a trascinare giù il cane al suo livello. James Thurber Se raccogli dalla strada un cane che sta morendo di fame e lo rifocilli, non ti morderà. È questa la differenza fondamentale tra un uomo e un cane. Mark Twain Naturalmente, quello che lui sogna con più intensità è di essere portato a fare una passeggiata, e tanto più ti mostrerai indulgente, tanto più lui ti adorerà, e tanto più la bellezza latente della sua natura trasparirà. Henry James È arrivato un cagnolino! -arrivato a colmare il vuoto lasciato da amici falsi e interessati. Già vedo che è senza invidia, odio o malizia - che non tradirà i miei segreti e non soffrirà se avrò successo, né proverà piacere della mia sfortuna. George Eliot Ogni cucciolo dovrebbe avere un ragazzino. Erma Bombeck Il cane è stato creato soprattutto per i bambini: è il dio del divertimento Henry Ward Beecher Uno degli spettacoli più tristi è quello offerto da un danese malato. I suoi grandi occhi sono l'immagine della sofferenza: un danese fa di tutto, infatti, quando si sente malato, per ottenere amore e simpatia, esageran do i sintomi. Barbara Woodhouse Se fossero esaudite le preghiere di un cane, pioverebbero ossi dal cielo. Proverbio Un cane ben addestrato non tenterà di dividere con te il tuo cibo. Semplicemente, ti farà sentire così in colpa da non riuscire a gustarlo. Helen Thomson Un cane desidera il tuo affetto più della sua pappa. Beh - quasi. Charlotte Gray Forse ci sono dei paesi, nei quali, venendo paragonati a un cane, si acquista in breve maggiore importanza, salendo nella scala sociale. Essere chiamati cani potrebbe rivelarsi una cosa poi non così brutta. John Richard Stephens Durante gli scavi effettuati a Pompei per riportare alla luce le rovine della cittadina campana, investita dalla lava vulcanica nel 79 d.C., venne rinvenuto un cane sdraiato dopra un bambino. L'animale, il cui nome era Delta, portava sul collare il racconto di come avesse salvato per ben tre volte la vita del suo padrone, tale Severinus. John Richard Stephens Il sentimento per i cani è quello stesso che nutriamo per i bambini. Sigmund Freud La facoltà di compatire non è propria del solo uomo. In casa mia v'era un cane che dal un balcone gittava del pane ad un altro cane sulla strada. Giacomo Leopardi Sugli animali domestici potete anche leggere: Riflessioni e pensieri sui cani Aforismi e pensieri sui gatti Riflessioni sugli animali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7awj63Om8bA Aforismi per autore Aforismi per argomento Riflessioni e pensieri Saggi e aforismi Read the full article

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20 golden rules for trading

20 golden rules for trading 20 golden rules for trading. Stock Trading Rules for Successful Traders from The Internet resource Information and knowledge archive Without passion, you don't have energy. Without energy, you have nothing. Carl William Brown Being wrong is acceptable, but staying wrong is totally unacceptable. Being wrong isn’t a choice, but staing wrong is. Anonymous I want to trade successfully in the short period, I am not interested in keeping a stock for years, since in the long period we will be all dead, and I am not so young anymore! I obviously know that doing like this I loose some very good opportunities! Carl Wiliam Brown There are 56,956 personal finance books on Amazon.com. In aggregate, they contain more than 3 billion words. This seems absurd, because 99% of personal finance can be summarized in nine words: Work a lot, spend a little, invest the difference. Master that, and the other 2.999 billion words are filler. Therefore the most important finance topics don't require details. Most can be, and should be, summarized in a sentence or two. Morgan Housel Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavour, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances. Orison Swett Marden It is impossible to predict with any certainty how the overall stock market will behave. This is why there is so much risk associated with this form of investment. That is why if you are not a professional trader you must wait for the good chance of your life! Carl William Brown Want to trade successfully? Just choose the good positions and avoid the bad ones. Poor trade selection takes a heavy toll as it bleeds your confidence and wallet. You face many crossroads during each market day. Without a system of discipline for your decision-making, impulse and emotion will undermine skills as you chase the wrong stocks at the worst times. Many short-term players view trading as a form of gambling. Without planning or discipline, they throw money at the market. The occasional big score reinforces this easy money attitude but sets them up for ultimate failure. Without defensive rules, insiders easily feed off these losers and send them off to other hobbies. Technical Analysis teaches traders to execute positions based on numbers, time and volume. This discipline forces traders to distance themselves from reckless gambling behaviour. Through detached execution and solid risk management, short-term trading finally "works". Markets echo similar patterns over and over again. The science of trend allows you to build systematic rules to play these repeating formations and avoid the chase: 1. Forget the news, remember the chart. You're not smart enough to know how news will affect price. The chart already knows the news is coming. 2. Buy the first pullback from a new high. Sell the first pullback from a new low. There's always a crowd that missed the first boat. 3. Buy at support, sell at resistance. Everyone sees the same thing and they're all just waiting to jump in the pool.

Best 20 Stock Trading Rules for Successful Traders 4. Short rallies not selloffs. When markets drop, shorts finally turn a profit and get ready to cover. 5. Don't buy up into a major moving average or sell down into one. See #3. 6. Don't chase momentum if you can't find the exit. Assume the market will reverse the minute you get in. If it's a long way to the door, you're in big trouble. 7. Exhaustion gaps get filled. Breakaway and continuation gaps don't. The old traders' wisdom is a lie. Trade in the direction of gap support whenever you can. 8. Trends test the point of last support/resistance. Enter here even if it hurts. 9. Trade with the TICK not against it. Don't be a hero. Go with the money flow. 10. If you have to look, it isn't there. Forget your college degree and trust your instincts. 11. Sell the second high, buy the second low. After sharp pullbacks, the first test of any high or low always runs into resistance. Look for the break on the third or fourth try. 12. The trend is your friend in the last hour. As volume cranks up at 3:00pm don't expect anyone to change the channel. 13. Avoid the open. They see YOU coming sucker. 14. 1-2-3-Drop-Up. Look for downtrends to reverse after a top, two lower highs and a double bottom. 15. Bulls live above the 200 day, bears live below. Sellers eat up rallies below this key moving average line and buyers to come to the rescue above it. 16. Price has memory. What did price do the last time it hit a certain level? Chances are it will do it again. 17. Big volume kills moves. Climax blow-offs take both buyers and sellers out of the market and lead to sideways action. 18. Trends never turn on a dime. Reversals build slowly. The first sharp dip always finds buyers and the first sharp rise always finds sellers. 19. Bottoms take longer to form than tops. Fear acts more quickly than greed and causes stocks to drop from their own weight. 20. Beat the crowd in and out the door. You have to take their money before they take yours, period. To find out more about trading and finance you can also read: Finance and trading Financial safety rules Technical approach to trading Trading tips 1 Trading lovers 50 great quotes about trading Best trading practices Prediction and trading Paul King trading rules Golden rules of trading 20 golden rules of trading Penny stocks trading Jesse Livermore trading lessons Jesse Livermore trading rules Trading versus gambling Great trading advice Golden trading rules Trading glossary Trading quotations Read the full article

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Good English Jokes

Great English Jokes Good English jokes. A collection of some very good English jokes of different kind on various subjects to help you have a good time and make a good laugh. Nul mieux que Charlie ne sait que la joke n’est pas une plaisanterie. C’est un devoir et une obligation. C’est le plus délicat des artisanats. La joke est une dictature. Comme l’a dit Rousseau à propos d’autre chose, nous en sommes à la fois souverain et sujet. Nous devons servir la joke. Et ce doit être une servitude volontaire. Charlie Hebdo Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments. Isaac Asimov I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one. Marilyn Monroe (Good English jokes) A joke is an epigram on the death of a feeling. Friedrich Nietzsche (Good English jokes) Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don't laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions. Criss Jami (Good English jokes) The English love a good laugh. They are known to be sarcastic and to laugh at themselves – why not? Laughter and very funny jokes in English are the best medicine, after all! It can be tricky to get the English humour at first because it concerns a lot of silliness and sarcasm, but we’ve got you sorted. We’ve compiled the top ten English jokes, so if you are in the UK you won’t feel lost or you might even crack a joke one day. ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ A man asked for a meal in a restaurant. The waiter brought the food and put it on the table. After a moment, the man called the waiter and said: "Waiter! Waiter! There's a fly in my soup!" "Please don't speak so loudly, sir," said the waiter, "or everyone will want one." ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ Mister Putrid, or Pootin if you prefer, the Russian president would deserve some bunga, bunga. In order to know the meaning of bunga, bunga, you are kindly invited to read the following nice joke. Three guys are captured by a tribe of natives in a far off land. They are brought before the tribal leader who gives them a choice. He says, "what will you have, death or bunga?". The first guys thinks, hmmm wonder what bunga is. "I'll take the bunga". The tribal leader says, "good". Then a dozen tribal members line up and give it to him in the rear. The tribal leader turns to the second guy and gives him the choice, death, or bunga. The second guy thinks, hmm, that bunga thing is pretty nasty. But death is permanent, "I'll take the bunga". Tribal leader says, "good", and a hundred tribesmen line up and give him the bunga. The tribal leader gives the choice to the third captive. He thinks a while, hmm, first it was a dozen, then it was a hundred, I don't know man. Heck with it, "I'll take death". The tribal leader says, "good, death .... by bunga". (Another ending could be, ok, death, but before a bit of bunga, bunga). ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ The Smiths were proud of their American family tradition. Their ancestors had arrived in America on the Mayflower. Their family included senators and Wall Street wizards. They decided to compile a family history, a legacy for their children and grandchildren. They hired a fine author. Only one problem arose: how to handle great-uncle George, who had been executed in the electric chair. The author said he could handle the story tactfully. When the book appeared, it said, "Great-uncle George occupied a chair of applied electronics at an important government institution, was attached to his position by the strongest of ties, and his death came as a great shock." ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ More problems for Bill and Joe Bill and Joe are driving their truck one day on a road in the country, when they come to another warning sign. It's another bridge, but this time it's a bridge over the road. The sign says. "Warning. Low Bridge ! Maximum height 4.2 metres! " "Oh no!" says Bill. "Height limit four point two metres ! And our lorry's four point four metres high. We're twenty centimetres too high." "Oh that's not a problem," answers Joe. "We can let the air out of the tyres, then we'll be 25 centimetres lower ! We can blow them up again at the other side of the bridge !" "Don't be an idiot, Joe, " Bill replies. "That won't help ! The tyres are at the bottom of the lorry; and it's at top that we're too high for the bridge !" ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ An Irishman had no idea his wife was having an affair, so he was mad with grief when coming home early one day he surprised her and her lover in the act. He grabbed a pistol and pointed it at his head, which made his wife burst out laughing. "What do you think you're laughing at," he cried, "you're next." ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints, and were stuck in the thick head. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer, and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink, held it out over the beer, and started yelling, "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT YOU BAS**RD!!!!"

Amusing Good English jokes After she woke up, a woman told her husband, "I just dreamt you gave me a beautiful pearl necklace for Valentine's Day. What do you think it means?" "You'll know tonight," he said. That evening the man came home with a small package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, she ripped off the wrapping paper - to find a book entitled: The Meaning of Dreams. ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ The visiting Bible school supervisor asks little Johnny during Bible class, "Who broke down the walls of Jericho?" Little Johnny replies, "I dunno, but it wasn't me!" The supervisor, taken aback by Johnny's lack of basic Bible knowledge goes to the school principal and relates the whole incident. The principal replies, "I know Little Johnny as well as his whole family and can vouch for them; if Little Johnny said that he did not do it, then I, as principal is satisfied that it is the truth." Even more appalled, the inspector goes to the regional Head of Education and relates the whole story... After listening he replies: "I can't see why you are making such a big issue out of this; just get three quotes and fix the damned wall!" ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ There was an Scotsman, an Englishman and Claudia Schiffer sitting together in a carriage in a train going through Wales. Suddenly the train went through a tunnel and as it was an old style train,there were no lights in the carriages and it went completely dark. Then there was this kissing noise and the sound of a really loud slap. When the train came out of the tunnel, Claudia Schiffer and the Scotsman were sitting as if nothing had happened and the Englishman had his hand against his face as he had been slapped. The Englishman was thinking: 'The Scottish fella must have kissed Claudia Schiffer and she missed him and slapped me instead.' Claudia Schiffer was thinking: 'The English fella must have tried to kiss me and actually kissed the Scotsman and got slapped for it.' And the Scotsman was thinking: 'This is great. The next time the train goes through a tunnel I'll make that kissing noise and slap that English b**tard again. ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ Problem at the airport Mr and Mrs Smith were going on holiday to Spain. As usual there was lots of traffic on the highway, and they only just got to the airport on time. They parked the car, got out their suitcases, and took the bus to the terminal. At last they reached the check-in desk. As they got there, Mr. Smith turned to his wife and said. "I wish I'd brought the piano with us !" "The piano ?!??" she replied. "Are you stupid? We can't take the piano on the plane." "No, I know. But I've just remembered that I left the tickets on the piano..." ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ In a shop a man asked for 1/2 kg of butter. The salesperson, a young boy, said that only 1kg packs were available in the shop, but the man insisted on buying only 1/2 kg. So the boy went inside to the manager's room and said "An idiot outside wants to buy only 1/2 kg of butter". To his surprise, the customer was standing behind him. So the boy added immediately, "And this gentleman wants to buy the other half!!!!!!” After the customer left, the manager said "You have saved your position by being clever enough at the right time. Where do you come from?” To this the boy said, "I come from Mexico. The place consists of only pro*titutes and football players!!!!!” The manager replied coldly, "My wife is also from Mexico ". To this the boy asked excitedly, "Oh yeah? Which team does she play for?" ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ Five Englishmen boarded a train just behind five Scots, who, as a group had only purchased one ticket. Just before the conductor came through, all the Scots piled into the toilet stall at the back of the car. As the conductor passed the stall, he knocked and called"Tickets, please!" and one of the Scots slid a ticket under the door. It was punched, pushed back under the door, and when it was safe all the Scots came out and took their seats. The Englishmen were tremendously impressed by the Scots' ingenuity. On the trip back, the five Englishmen decided to try this themselves and purchased only one ticket. They noticed that, oddly, the Scots had not purchased any tickets this time. Anyway, again, just before the conductor came through, the Scots piled into one of the toilet stalls, the Englishmen into the other. Then one of the Scots leaned out, knocked on the Englishmen's stall and called "Ticket, Please!" When the ticket slid out under the door, he picked it up and quickly closed the door. ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ A Scots boy came home from school and told his mother he had been given a part in the school play. "Wonderful," says the mother, "What part is it?" The boy says "I play the part of the Scottish husband!" The mother scowls and says: "Go back and tell your teacher you want a speaking part." ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ This is from an actual trial in the UK: A young woman who was several months pregnant boarded a bus. When she noticed a young man smiling at her she began feeling humiliated on account of her condition. She changed her seat and he seemed more amused. She moved again and then on her third move he burst out laughing.... ......... ......She had him arrested. Then the case came before the court, the young man was asked why he acted in such a manner. His reply was: When the lady boarded the bus I couldn't help noticing she was pregnant.. She sat under an advertisement, which read: 'Coming Soon: The Gold Dust Twins'. I was even more amused when she sat under a shaving advertisement, which read: 'William's Stick did the trick'. Then I could not control myself any longer when on the third move she sat under an advertisement, which read: 'Dunlop Rubber would have prevented this accident.' The case was dismissed.........! !!!!!!! ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ Mike and his pregnant wife live on a farm in a rural area in the west of England. No running water, no electricity, etc. One night, Mikes' wife is begins to deliver the baby. The local doctor is there in attendance. "What d'ya want me to do, Doctor?" "Hold the lantern, Mike. Here it comes!" the doctor delivers the child and holds it up for the proud father to see. "Mike, you're the proud father of a fine strapping boy." "Saints be praised, I..." Before Mike can finish the Doctor interrupts, "Wait a minute. Hold the lantern, Mike." Soon the doctor delivers the next child. "You've a full set now, Mike. A beautiful baby daughter." "Thanks be to..." Again the Doctor cuts in, "Hold the lantern, Mike, Hold the lantern!" Soon the Doctor delivers a third child. The doctor holds up the baby for Mike's inspection. "Doctor," asks Mike, "Do you think it's the light that's attracting them?"

British humour and jokes I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Harold the computer guy, to come over. Harold clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. He gave me a bill for a minimum service call. As he was walking away, I called after him, "So, what was wrong?" He replied, "It was an ID ten T error." I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, "An, ID ten T error? What's that .. in case I need to fix it again?" Harold grinned, "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?" "No," I replied. "Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out." So I wrote out ....... I D 1 0 T I used to like Harold. ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, 'You're really doing great, aren't you?' Morris replied, 'Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.'' The doctor said, 'I didn't say that. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur; be careful.' ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ School humour.... Jane, a new teacher, went on a psychology course. At the beginning of her next class, she said. "Hello children, I hope you are all very clever ! Are you?" A few children said "Yes!", but most of the class said nothing. So Jane asked a different question. "Are any of us in this room stupid? If so, stand up !" For a few seconds no childen moved, but then Freddie stood up. "Ah Freddie, so you think you're stupid do you?" "No Miss, not really," answered Freddie; "But you shouldn't be the only person standing up !" ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ A Scottish farmer was in his field digging up his tatties (a Scots word for potatoes). An American farmer looked over the fence and said "In Texas we grow potatoes 5 times larger than that!" The Scotsman replied " Ah but we just grow them for our own mouths!" ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ An English man, Irishman and a Scottishman are sitting in a pub full of people. The Englishman says, "The pubs in England are the best. You can buy one drink and get a second one free". Everyone in the pub agreed and gave a big cheer. The Scottishman says,"..yeah. That's quite good but in Scotland you can buy one drink and get another 2 for free." Again, the crowd in the pub gave a big cheer. The Irish man says "Your two pubs are good, but they are not as good as the ones in Ireland. In Ireland you can buy one pint, get another 3 for free and then get taken into the backroom for a shag" The English says "WOW! Did that happen to you?" and the Irishman replies "No, but it happened to my sister." ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ Well would neither be a tragedy and nor a great loss... President Bill Clinton is visiting an elementary school today and he visits one of the classes (4th grade). They are in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the class in the discussion of the word, "tragedy." So our illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a "tragedy." One little boy stands up and offers, "If my best friend, who lives next door, is playing in the street and a car comes along and runs him over, that would be a tragedy." "No," says Clinton, "that would be an accident." A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved that would be a tragedy." "I'm afraid not," explains Mr. President. "That's what we would call a GREAT LOSS." The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President Clinton searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?" Finally, way in the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying Mr. & Mrs. Clinton, was struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens that would be a tragedy." "Fantastic," exclaims Clinton, "that's right. And can you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy?" "Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it certainly would be no great loss." ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ An English man and an Irish man are driving head on , at night, on a twisty, dark road. Both are driving too fast for the conditions and collide on a sharp bend in the road. To the amazement of both, they are unscathed, though their cars are both destroyed. In celebration of their luck, both agree to put aside their dislike for the other from that moment on. At this point, the Englishman goes to the boot and fetches a 12 year old bottle of whisky. He hands the bottle to the Irish man, whom exclaims,'' may the Irish and the English live together forever, in peace, and harmony.'' The Irish man then tips the bottle and gulps half of the bottle down. Still flabbergasted over the whole thing, he goes to hand the bottle to the Englishman, whom replies: '' no thanks, I'll just wait till the Police get here!'' ∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼ On their way to get married, a young Catholic couple was involved in a fatal car accident. The couple found themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates waiting for St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting they began to wonder; could they possibly get married in Heaven? When St. Peter arrived they asked him if they could get married in heaven. St. Peter said, "I don't know. This is the first time anyone has asked. Let me go find out and he left. The couple sat and waited for an answer... for a couple of months. While they waited, they discussed the pros and cons. If they were allowed to get married in Heaven, should they get married, what with the eternal aspect of it all? "What if it doesn't work? Are we stuck in Heaven together forever?" Another month passed. St. Peter finally returned, looking somewhat bedraggled. "Yes," he informed the couple, "You can get married in Heaven. "Great!" said the couple "But we were just wondering; what if things don't work out? Could we also get a divorce in Heaven?" St. Peter, red-faced with anger, slammed his clipboard on the ground. "What's wrong?" asked the frightened couple. "OH, COME ON!!!" St. Peter shouted. "It took me 3 months to find a priest up here! Do you have ANY idea how long it'll take to find a lawyer??? Read the full article

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Best trading practices

Best trading practices Best trading practices, some good advice and tips to create you own trading plan in order to trade well and in a profitable way, without losing money. It pays to write down your plan. You need to know exactly under what conditions you will enter and exit a trade. Do not make decisions on the spur of the moment, when you are vulnerable to being sucked into the crowd. Plans are created by reasoning individuals. Impulsive trades are made by sweaty group members. Alexander Elder Here is a summary of what we consider to be essential for a good trading plan: 1) The Executive Summary. This is usually the last section written. It reviews all of the material of the plan and presents it in summary form. It should describe in detail the objective of the plan and then briefly describe, without a lot of detail, how the objectives will be achieved. 2) A Business Description. The business description should include the mission of the business, an overview of the business and its history, the products and services you provide (which is growth of capital and risk control as a trader), your operations, operational considerations such as equipment needed and site location, and your organization and management of employees (if any). All of these topics are fairly self-explanatory, but you should take the time to write them out as part of your plan. 3) An Industry Overview and Competition. In the industry overview you need to look at the factors influencing the market. For example, Ed Yardeni in his web site lists ten major factors influencing the market. These include a globally competitive economy, a revolution in innovation, wireless access to the Internet, low tech companies having access to high tech tools and changing their businesses as a result, the need to outsource to increase productivity, and many other themes. See www.yardeni.com for more information. In addition, you also need to know who/what your competition is. Who are you trading against? What are their beliefs? What advantages do they have that you don’t? What advantages do you have that they don’t? 4) Self-Knowledge Section: You need to know your strengths and your weaknesses and list them in this section. You need to know how to capitalize on your strengths and avoid (or overcome) your weaknesses. 5) Your Trading Plan Itself. The tactical trading plan should be a part of your trading plan, but it should also include (a) your trading beliefs that form the basis of your plan, (b) any strategic alliances you may have, and (c) what you plan to do in terms of education and coaching. 6) Your Trading Edges: I believe your trading plan should also include a listing of all of the trading edges that you have in the market. When you list your edges, you can review them often and be sure that you capitalize upon them. For example, your edges might include a) the fact that you don’t have to trade, b) your understanding of R-multiples and position sizing (which give people a huge edge over those who have no idea about these concepts), c) your ability to read a level II screen to get excellent stock trades, d) your sources of information, e) your ability to plan well in advance so that you have a game plan each day, f) your skill in following the ten tasks of trading, g) your knowledge of yourself and your strengths and weaknesses. This is just a sample of the possible edges that you might have over the average trader/investor.

Trading strategies 7) Financial Information. This section should include three parts. The first part is your budget. How much money do you have? What will the trading process cost you? The second part will be your cash flow statement. Does your plan make sense in terms of cash flow? And finally, the third part will include profit and loss statements. If you have no trading record, you need to make estimates based on historical testing and based on paper trading. 8) Worst Case Contingency Planning. Things always happen that you have not accounted for or planned for in your trading plan. How will you deal with these elements? What will you do if any of these things come up? How will you make decisions when these elements come up? Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Risk Below 5% of Equity Per Trade I intend to risk below 5% on a trade, allowing for poor executions. Occasionally I have taken losses above that amount when major news caused a thin market to jump through my stops. Risk no more than you can afford to lose, and also risk enough so that a win is meaningful. If there is no such amount, don’t play. Speculate with less than 10% of your liquid net worth. Risk less than 1% of your speculative account on a trade. This tends to keep the fluctuations in the trading account small, relative to net worth. This is essential as large fluctuations can engage Fred and lead to feeling-justifying drama. Betting more boldly produces more volatility. Good traders are familiar with both and keep their trading well within their tolerances. I use a rule of thumb that you place less than 10% of your liquid net worth at risk and that you stop your losses at 50% of that – so you have net exposure of 5% of your liquid net worth. If you have a net worth of 1.5 million, you might have liquid net worth (cash, stocks, bonds, etc) of, say, about 500,000 (a wild guess). Then you might place $50,000 of that at risk and cut your loss if you lose $25,000. The idea is to keep the venture below your threshold of financial importance, so nominal ups and downs do not trigger your emotional uncle point and motivate you to abandon the venture during drawdowns. ED Sykota 7 dirty words of trading. Be careful how you use the following words and phrases as they become road blocks or worse take you down the wrong path. Should- Phrases include: “The market should have” and “I should have”. Those phrases are often used to socialize losses. They are a strong signal something is off. They should be used to aid you in correcting your vision not make you feel better.

Best trading practices Must- Phrases include: “The market must…”, “I must make money”, or “I must trade”. The market does not have to do anything and either do you. When you use the word “must” it is hardly ever from a position of strength. The market knows when you are desperate and will take full advantage of you. Keeping your expenses as low as possible will make it easier to not make those statements. Will- Phrases include: “The market will..” and “I will make money”. Once again the market does not like to be told what to do. It is the bratty kid screaming at the tops of his lungs. The word “will” relaxes your mind, similar to “should”, people use it to be lazy instead of a black background in an otherwise light picture. You can do everything right and still lose money. That is why trading is so effective at diminishing confidence. In most every activity, if you do everything right you are going to get the desired result. Doing the “right” things is bare minimum. Of course, over time you will get paid for doing the right things but it is never when you think it should be and hardly how much you anticipated. Won’t- Phrases include: “The market won’t…” or “I won’t make money”. Notice a theme here? You are part of the market, you are not the market. Not getting what you expect, even if it is positive, confuses the brain. If you expect to lose and don’t it is still a bad outcome. The market is a one way walkie talkie, you listen, it talks. Can’t- Phrases include: “The market can’t..” or “I can’t…” or “I can’t lose anymore”. Yes the market can, go look at a chart. Go look at a Fed day or about any chart from 2008. Not only can it happen, it does happen. There are no more once in a lifetime moves in the market. There are and always have been life changing moves. No one ever said trading was easy but at least in the case of futures someone is taking your money. If you think you can’t, you probably wont. The market will take every penny you have. If can take every penny you put at risk. Fix the problem, when you run out of money it is too late. Impossible - Phrase includes: “It is impossible to make money”. Once again someone, somewhere is making money. It may not end up being an efficient use of your time or capital but it is possible. You are substituting an excuse for execution. Sense - Phrase includes: “The market does not make sense”. Many fortunes are made in an illogical market. Logic is a bigger driver than risk controls for most people. It is easier to ignore your P/L when you can see or touch the catalysis. For example, it is cold buy natural gas. By the time you change your view or are forced to change, the market flips. Logic will eventually prevail, with or without you. Eli Radke “Buffett, already an extraordinarily successful investor, came to Berkshire uniquely prepared for allocating capital. Most CEOs are limited by prior experience to investment opportunities within their own industry – they are hedgehogs. Buffett, in contrast, by virtue of his prior experience evaluating investments in a wide variety of securities and industries, was a classic fox and had the advantage of choosing from a much wider menu of allocation options, including the purchase of private companies and publicly traded stocks… Buffett does not spend significant time on traditional due diligence and arrives at deals with extraordinary speed, often within a few days of first contact. He never visits operating facilities and rarely meets with management before deciding on an acquisition.”

Trading best technology - excerpt from “The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs,” via Seeking Wisdom As the saying goes, the fox knows many things while the hedgehog knows one thing. The hedgehog trait is typically emphasized as superior - the ability to stick to one’s knitting, stay focused, and otherwise not be distracted. So I was surprised to see great CEOs and capital allocators (like Buffett) classified as foxes rather than hedgehogs. But on reflection it makes perfect sense. The best CEOs - and the best traders in our opinion - are “patient foxes:” They possess the ability to see many things, but the patience to only do a few things. This is a rare combination of traits in a single individual. Usually you find one (wide-ranging opportunity awareness) or the other (ample patience), but not an intertwining of both. Poker is instructive here too. In the poker room you will find many “hyperactive foxes” - players with all kinds of angles and moves, constantly put in play - and stone-cold “rocks,” i.e. guys with dust on their chips who only play super-premium hands. Both of these extremes have deep embedded weaknesses. The hyperactive fox burns up his chips on rake, tokes, excessive volatility, and dubious EV slippage as a result of chasing too many marginal opportunities. The rock, meanwhile, fails to exploit a wide enough array of opportunities to justify the seat. (The conventional rock strategy is always long-run unprofitable, by the way — it doesn’t cover the vig.) The “patient fox,” though, has the ability to wait - demonstrating vigilant inaction - while acting skillfully and forcefully in the right windows. Are you a “patient fox” in your trading? How about in your business if you run one, or career if you have one? Would working to become more so improve your results? JS Best Practices in Trading: Developing a Framework for Good Trading Too many traders justify poor trading and overtrading by appealing to "intuition". There's no question that intuition and implicit learning are cornerstones of pattern recognition. That doesn't mean, however, that any trade one feels like putting on is a good trade! Intuition is the result of extensive exposure to a field. Without prolonged immersion and study, there is no building of pattern recognition skills. An effective way of ensuring that your trading truly represents sound trading is to construct a framework for your good trades that captures their essential elements. Today's best practice comes from reader Awais Bokhari, the co-founder and CEO of the OpenTrader training program and the eminiplayer trading site. Awais has been involved in training over 1000 traders, so he has worthwhile insights into the building of trading skills. He describes the trading framework he employs to aid execution and screen for valid trade ideas:

Good trading practices "After working with numerous traders, one common challenge I've noticed is that even after they have developed a solid understanding of the market and its mechanics, they still struggle with trade execution, and can't objectively determine the quality of a trade setup in real time. So, even after they've developed a good trade plan, they're unable to execute that plan in real time. To improve execution, I provide our students with an Execution Framework and teach them The Anatomy of a Valid Trade Idea. The concept here is to break down the trading methodology/strategy and determine the common components that are at the base of every good setup. We then track those components in a trade journal/spreadsheet with simple Yes/No values. It's important that we're able to measure and track each component objectively. This means we can't include or track anything that relies on intuition. For our discretionary trading methodology, we follow four key components that make up a valid trade idea: 1. Good Trade Location: For a majority of trade setups, trade location is going to be important. In many situations, trade location alone can be enough of a reason to enter a trade. To make this an objective determination, you simply answer whether you took the trade at a predetermined support/resistance zone. 2. Intraday Control/Bias (short term directional bias): We can assess which side is in control on the day time frame by seeing where the market is trading in relation to the first hour high/low, midpoint, VWAP, VPOC (volume point of control), overnight high/low, and previous day's high/low. Trades in the direction of the intraday control have a higher probability of reaching their profit targets. When entering a trade that is counter to the intraday control, you should be more conservative with your trade location. 3. Momentum: We gauge momentum by monitoring the NYSE TICK in conjunction with price action. Trades in the direction of momentum have a higher probability of reaching their profit targets. When entering a trade that is counter to momentum, you should generally be more conservative with your trade location. 4. Larger Time Frame Control/Bias (trend): For the purpose of day trading, we assess the larger time frame control based on the 30-minute and daily charts. Trades in the direction of the larger time frame have a higher probability of reaching their profit targets. And, again, trades that are counter to the larger time frame/trend should usually be taken at more conservative trade location. Confluence: These four key components make up a valid trade idea. The more of these you stack in your favor, the higher the odds of the setup working out. As a rule, at least two of these components should be in your favor on every trade. Reward-to-Risk: R/R is used as a filter and is a prerequisite to entering any trade. Because R/R is subjective and every single trade must meet our minimum R/R criterion of 2:1, R/R can never be used as the only reason to enter a trade. It is necessary, but not sufficient on its own. We've found that this execution framework allows our traders to be more objective and quickly determine the quality of a trade setup in real time. Another benefit is that it allows the trader to objective assess trades at the the end of the day." Brett Steenbarger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgZtkM2BI5Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWx30SgWbUI To find out more about trading and finance you can also read: Finance and trading Financial safety rules Technical approach to trading Trading tips 1 Trading lovers 50 great quotes about trading Prediction and trading Paul King trading rules Golden rules of trading 20 golden rules of trading Penny stocks trading Jesse Livermore trading lessons Jesse Livermore trading rules The true words of Jesse Livermore The wisdom of Jesse Livermore 50 Famous Quotes by Jesse Livermore Trading versus gambling Great trading advice Golden trading rules Trading glossary Trading quotations Read the full article

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Turismo e viaggi

Castello di Sirmione Turismo e viaggi. Fai il giro del mondo: cultura, tradizioni, curiosità, paesi, laghi, montagne, mare, enogastronomia, links, video e foto by Aforismicelebri.com I viaggi sono i viaggiatori. Fernando Pessoa Se i viaggi nel tempo esistessero, saremmo inondati di turisti dal futuro. Carl William Brown Ah! Il viaggio è un bagno di umiltà: ti rendi conto di quanto è piccolo il luogo che occupi nel mondo. Gustave Flaubert Sono un cittadino, non di Atene o della Grecia, ma del mondo. Socrate Ovunque tu vada, vacci con tutto il tuo cuore. Confucio Un viaggio di mille miglia comincia sempre con il primo passo. Lao Tzu La morte non è altro che un viaggio senza valige e senza ritorno; per questo forse, sarà meno noioso degli altri. Carl William Brown Il vero viaggio di scoperta non consiste nel cercare nuove terre, ma nell'avere nuovi occhi. Marcel Proust I poveri vivono le loro avventure, i loro viaggi, i loro sogni grazie al cinema, al teatro, alla televisione, alla letteratura; i ricchi grazie ai loro soldi. Carl William Brown I viaggiatori sono quelli che lasciano le loro convinzioni a casa, i turisti no. Pico Iyer Chi non si muove non può rendersi conto delle proprie catene. Rosa Luxemburg È ben difficile, in geografia come in morale, capire il mondo senza uscire di casa propria. Voltaire La Giornata Mondiale della Resilienza del Turismo (17 febbraio), proclamata dall’Assemblea Generale nella risoluzione A/RES/77/269, mira a sottolineare la necessità di promuovere uno sviluppo turistico resiliente per affrontare gli shock, tenendo conto della vulnerabilità del settore turistico alle emergenze. Ad esempio, Tourism and Green Investment incoraggia l’attenzione su esperienze di viaggio migliorate e soluzioni innovative “per le persone, per il pianeta e per la prosperità”. Consigliamo il Lago di Garda per le vostre esperienze di viaggio. È un luogo turistico ideale, insieme ad alcuni meravigliosi luoghi della Gran Bretagna, come il Lake District, le Highlands scozzesi, Londra o altre famose città in Inghilterra, Germania, America, Francia e Italia. Il Lago di Garda (Lago di Garda o Benaco) è il più grande lago italiano, situato ai piedi delle Alpi, in una bellissima zona dell'Europa meridionale. A soli 30 Km da Verona, 100 Km da Milano e 130 Km da Venezia è ben posizionato per i collegamenti stradali, ferroviari ed aerei. Si trova nel Nord Italia, circa a metà strada tra Venezia e Milano. I ghiacciai formarono questa regione alpina alla fine dell'ultima era glaciale. La parte settentrionale del lago è più stretta, circondata da montagne, la maggior parte delle quali appartengono al Gruppo del Baldo. La forma è quella tipica di una valle morenica, formatasi probabilmente sotto l'azione di un ghiacciaio paleolitico.

Lago di Garda Sebbene oggi siano evidenti tracce delle azioni del ghiacciaio, in anni più recenti è stato ipotizzato che il ghiacciaio occupasse una depressione preesistente, creata dall’erosione del torrente 5-6 milioni di anni fa. Il lago ha numerose piccole isole e cinque principali, la più grande delle quali è l'Isola del Garda. Poco più a sud si trova l'Isola San Biagio, detta anche Isola dei Conigli. Entrambi si trovano al largo di San Felice del Benaco, sul versante ovest. Le altre tre isole principali sono Isola dell’Olivo, Isola di Sogno e Isola di Trimelone, tutte più a nord vicino al lato est. Il principale affluente è il fiume Sarca, mentre l'unico emissario è il fiume Mincio. Il lago e il suo litorale sono divisi tra le province di Verona (a sud-est), Brescia (a sud-ovest) e Trento (a nord). Essendo facilmente raggiungibile da nord attraverso il Passo del Brennero, il lago è un'importante destinazione turistica, con numerosi hotel e resort esclusivi lungo le sue sponde. Il Lago di Garda offre al visitatore uno splendido scenario naturale, ricco di colori, circondato dalle Dolomiti di Brenta a nord e dai dolci pendii delle colline moreniche a sud. Grazie al clima mediterraneo fiorisce una ricca vegetazione: limoni, oleandri, magnolie e bouganville. La coltivazione di vigneti e uliveti produce ottimi vini e olio d'oliva. Passeggiare tranquillamente per i piccoli centri abitati, fare una gita in battello, esplorare i dintorni in un'ampia scelta di itinerari sono il modo migliore per godersi la vivace atmosfera del lago e la bellezza del paesaggio. Inoltre il Lago di Garda è situato in una posizione ideale per escursioni: nelle città storiche di Verona, Brescia, Mantova, Trento e Venezia, nelle Dolomiti, ad uno spettacolo all'Arena di Verona durante la Stagione Lirica. In questa regione si possono praticare quasi tutti gli sport, dal tennis al parapendio, dal free-climbing alle immersioni subacquee, dal tiro al piattello al kart. Gli appassionati di vela e windsurf trovano qui le loro condizioni ideali e negli ultimi anni il Lago di Garda è stato scelto dagli amanti della mountain-bike ed è diventato famoso nel mondo per la qualità dei suoi campi da golf.

Isola dei Conigli Se cercate divertimento e relax c'è una buona scelta di parchi divertimento e giardini; per chi ama lo shopping ci sono opportunità per tutte le esigenze, dai pittoreschi mercatini ai negozi più eleganti. Il Lago di Garda è noto anche per la sua movimentata vita notturna, la sua dolce vita: ristoranti, caffè, le discoteche più trendy e divertimenti di ogni genere si trovano ovunque. Per coloro che stanno pensando ad una vacanza in questa attraente parte d'Italia le agenzie di vacanze saranno liete di presentare i migliori hotel, appartamenti per vacanze, agriturismi e campeggi intorno al Lago di Garda, scelti per l'elevato standard di servizio, la piacevole posizione e l'ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo. per soldi. Poiché il Lago di Garda è uno dei luoghi più esclusivi per meeting aziendali e incentivi in Italia, potrete scegliere hotels a 4 e 3 stelle, perfettamente attrezzati con strutture congressuali. Il Lago di Garda è certamente il lago più importante d'Europa, ed è da sempre una rinomata zona turistica. Nel 2023, sommando i dati delle sponde bresciana, veronese e trentina, si raggiungono le 25 milioni di presenze sul lago. Un dato che certifica la centralità del Benaco nel contesto turistico. Per quanto riguarda i comuni bresciani, nel 2023 sono state 7 milioni 800mila presenze certificate, con Sirmione, Limone e Desenzano tra le località più visitate. Tra le località lacustri della provincia di Verona le presenze hanno raggiunto i 14 milioni. Poi ci sono i circa 4 milioni e 500 mila visitatori dalla sponda trentina. Il territorio è caratterizzato da due colori che donano una sensazione di gioia e di pace: l'azzurro come le acque illuminate dal sole, e il verde come le dolci colline che circondano il lago. Grazie al clima mediterraneo del lago, piante e fiori fioriscono ovunque: viti, bouganville, limoneti, ulivi.

Rocca di Manerba Lago di Garda Oltre alle acque limpide, il lago ha molto da offrire: arte (il museo del Vittoriale, le ville liberty), divertimento (parchi acquatici, concerti, spettacoli, live club), natura (i giardini di limoni, parchi naturali), sport ( vela, windsurf, sci nautico, canyoning, rafting, parapendio, trekking, alpinismo, arrampicata), shopping nelle eleganti boutique dei lungolago. Sulla costa occidentale sono disponibili tre bellissimi campi da golf, rinomati in tutta Europa. Molto rinomati sono anche le terme e i centri benessere di alto livello. Il Lago di Garda merita una visita anche per i suoi prodotti tipici come il vino (vini rossi e bianchi di alta qualità come il Groppello, il Lugana e il Garda Classico), l'olio extravergine di oliva e i deliziosi piatti della tradizione a base di pesce di lago e spiedi. Qui hanno vissuto pittori, scrittori e artisti di fama mondiale come Goethe, D’Annunzio, Ibsen e Lawrence e dall’armonia del lago hanno tratto ispirazione per alcune delle loro importanti opere. Sul Lago di Garda abbiamo più di 1.200 alberghi, 1.024 ristoranti, 410 pizzerie, 480 bar, 22 discoteche, 206 campeggi e 60 agriturismi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfeJ_lfaEno Le straordinarie bellezze d'Italia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBYa2FTV5hk I posti più affascinanti del lago di Garda Sulla stessa tematica potete anche leggere: Aforismi sul viaggio Italia in breve (E-book) Job tourism in Lombardy Turismo enogastronomico Luoghi più belli del mondo Mercatini di Natale Trip advisor travels Top destinations and tours www.officeholidays.com The Lake District The Scottish Highlands City guide around London Dickens literary London The London Marathon Christmas Markets in England Christmas markets in America Christmas markets in Italy and Germany Read the full article

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Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno

Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno, un post letterario che riprende alcuni brani di questo testo umoristico di Giulio Cesare Croce con una piccola introduzione e una breve biografia dell'autore. Quando frequentavo le scuole medie, nel 1973, nella nostra antologia - LA LETTURA. ANTOLOGIA CON LETTURE EPICHE di Italo Calvino e Giambattista Salinari, Zanichelli Editore, un libro bello corposo per ogni annualità, oltre all'epica, alle poesie e a vari testi letterari di autori classici vi erano anche testi più umoristici, tratti da opere di scrittori di assoluta genialità. Tra questi vi erano brani tratti dal Bertoldo di Croce che, con i testi del Don Chisciotte di Cervantes, erano tra i miei preferiti; non a caso molti anni anni dopo la mia tesi di laurea si occupò proprio del fenomeno umoristico. A distanza di 50 anni, e dopo aver sofferto parecchio durante la mia complicata esistenza, a soli pochi mesi dalla morte di mia madre, dedico questo post a Bertoldo e al suo autore, memore dei miei anni più spensierati, quando dopo delle intese giornate scolastiche ritornavo a casa e potevo beneficiare della presenza dei miei genitori, di una realtà che non ritornerà mai più. Restano solo i ricordi, la nostalgia, la meloanconia, la sofferenza e la lieve funzione terapeutica della letteratura. Giulio Cesare Croce è stato uno scrittore e drammaturgo italiano del XVI secolo, noto principalmente per essere l'autore della popolare opera comica "Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno", la cui trama ruota attorno alle avventure di due contadini, Bertoldo e Bertoldino, e del loro amico Cacasenno. Figlio di fabbri e fabbro a sua volta, morto il padre, lo zio continuò a cercare di dargli una cultura. Non ebbe mai mecenati particolari, e lasciò gradualmente la professione di famiglia per fare il cantastorie. Acquisì fama raccontando le sue storie per corti, fiere, mercati e case patrizie. Si accompagnava con un violino. L'enorme sua produzione letteraria deriva da una autoproduzione delle stampe dei suoi spettacoli. Ebbe due mogli e 14 figli e morì in povertà. L'opera di Croce è caratterizzata da un umorismo vivace, un linguaggio colloquiale e una satira sociale che prende di mira le convenzioni e le ipocrisie del suo tempo. "Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno" è diventato un classico della letteratura comica italiana e ha avuto una grande influenza sulla tradizione del teatro popolare. Una forma scritta precedente come fonte fu il medievale Dialogus Salomonis et Marcolphi. Oltre a "Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno", e ad un romanzo successivo sempre dello stesso filone, Croce scrisse anche altre opere, tra cui commedie, numerosi libretti brevi in prosa e poesia, che abbracciano vari generi letterari della tradizione popolare e raccolte di novelle.

Giulio Cesare Croce L'autore riprese temi popolari del passato, come la storia di Bertoldo, ambientandola alla corte di re Alboino a Verona e a Pavia. Nella sua versione più organica, rese la storia meno licenziosa e attenuò la rivalsa popolare verso i potenti. Aggiunse un seguito riguardante il figlio di Bertoldo, chiamato Bertoldino, e successivamente un altro seguito elaborato da Adriano Banchieri, chiamato Novella di Cacasenno. Questi racconti furono poi adattati in tre film, nel 1936, nel 1954 e l'ultimo del 1984, diretto dal grande Mario Monicelli, con Ugo Tognazzi e Alberto Sordi. In Bertoldo, l'autore confessò forse le sue aspirazioni personali, rappresentando il rozzo villano come un autodidatta desideroso di fortuna e mecenati. La sua produzione letteraria contribuì significativamente allo sviluppo della commedia dell'arte italiana e alla diffusione della cultura popolare nel XVI secolo, diventando così uno dei precursori della commedia italiana, apprezzata ancora anche oggi. I suoi scritti inoltre contribuirono anche alla grande letteratura carnevalesca, un importante filone identificato per la prima volta da Michail Bachtin, che tra i suoi esponenti conta tra gli altri Luciano di Samosata, Rabelais, Miguel de Cervantes e Dostoevskij. Le sottilissime astuzie di Bertoldo. Nel tempo che il Re Alboino, Re dei Longobardi si era insignorito quasi di tutta Italia, tenendo il seggio reggale nella bella città di Verona, capitò nella sua corte un villano, chiamato per nome Bertoldo, il qual era uomo difforme e di bruttissimo aspetto; ma dove mancava la formosità della persona, suppliva la vivacità dell'ingegno: onde era molto arguto e pronto nelle risposte, e oltre l'acutezza dell'ingegno, anco era astuto, malizioso e tristo di natura. E la statura sua era tale, come qui si descrive. Fattezze di Bertoldo. Prima, era costui picciolo di persona, il suo capo era grosso e tondo come un pallone, la fronte crespa e rugosa, gli occhi rossi come di fuoco, le ciglia lunghe e aspre come setole di porco, l'orecchie asinine, la bocca grande e alquanto storta, con il labro di sotto pendente a guisa di cavallo, la barba folta sotto il mento e cadente come quella del becco, il naso adunco e righignato all'insù, con le nari larghissime; i denti in fuori come il cinghiale, con tre overo quattro gosci sotto la gola, i quali, mentre che esso parlava, parevano tanti pignattoni che bollessero; aveva le gambe caprine, a guisa di satiro, i piedi lunghi e larghi e tutto il corpo peloso; le sue calze erano di grosso bigio, e tutte rappezzate sulle ginocchia, le scarpe alte e ornate di grossi tacconi. Insomma costui era tutto il roverso di Narciso. Audacia di Bertoldo. Passò dunque Bertoldo per mezzo a tutti quei signori e baroni, ch'erano innanzi al Re, senza cavarsi il cappello né fare atto alcuno di riverenza e andò di posta a sedere appresso il Re, il quale, come quello che era benigno di natura e che ancora si dilettava di facezie, s'immaginò che costui fosse qualche stravagante umore, essendo che la natura suole spesse volte infondere in simili corpi mostruosi certe doti particolari che a tutti non è così larga donatrice; onde, senza punto alterarsi, lo cominciò piacevolmente ad interrogare, dicendo: Ragionamento fra il Re e Bertoldo. Re. Chi sei tu, quando nascesti e di che parte sei? Bertoldo. Io son uomo, nacqui quando mia madre mi fece e il mio paese è in questo mondo. Re. Chi sono gli ascendenti e descendenti tuoi? Bertoldo. I fagiuoli, i quali bollendo al fuoco vanno ascendendo e descendendo su e giù per la pignatta. Re. Hai tu padre, madre, fratelli e sorelle? Bertoldo. Ho padre, madre, fratelli e sorelle, ma sono tutti morti. Re. Come gli hai tu, se sono tutti morti? Bertoldo. Quando mi partii da casa io gli lasciai che tutti dormivano e per questo io dico a te che tutti sono morti; perché, da uno che dorme ad uno che sia morto io faccio poca differenza, essendo che il sonno si chiama fratello della morte. Re. Qual è la più veloce cosa che sia? Bertoldo. Il pensiero. Re. Qual è il miglior vino che sia? Bertoldo. Quello che si beve a casa d'altri. Re. Qual è quel mare che non s'empie mai? Bertoldo. L'ingordigia dell'uomo avaro. Re. Qual è la più brutta cosa che sia in un giovane? Bertoldo. La disubbidienza. Re. Qual è la più brutta cosa che sia in un vecchio? Bertoldo. La lascivia. Re. Qual è la più brutta cosa che sia in un mercante? Bertoldo. La bugia. Re. Qual è quella gatta che dinanzi ti lecca e di dietro ti sgraffa? Bertoldo. La puttana. Re. Qual è il più gran fuoco che sia in casa? Bertoldo. La mala lingua del servitore. Re. Qual è il più gran pazzo che sia? Bertoldo. Colui che si tiene il più savio. Re. Quali sono le infermità incurabili? Bertoldo. La pazzia, il cancaro e i debiti. Re. Qual è quel figlio ch'abbrugia la lingua a sua madre? Bertoldo. Lo stuppino della lucerna. Re. Come faresti a portarmi dell'acqua in un crivello e non la spandere? Bertoldo. Aspettarei il tempo del ghiaccio, e poi te la porterei. Re. Quali sono quelle cose che l'uomo le cerca e non le vorria trovare? Bertoldo. I pedocchi nella camicia, i calcagni rotti e il necessario brutto. Re. Come faresti a pigliar un lepre senza cane? Bertoldo. Aspettarei che fosse cotto e poi lo pigliarei. Re. Tu hai un buon cervello, s'ei si vedesse. Bertoldo. E tu saresti un bell'umore, se non rangiasti. Re. Orsù, addimandami ciò che vuoi, ch'io son qui pronto per darti tutto quello che tu mi chiederai. Bertoldo. Chi non ha del suo non può darne ad altri. Re. Perché non ti poss'io dare tutto quello che tu brami? Bertoldo. Io vado cercando felicità, e tu non l'hai; e però non puoi darla a me. Re. Non son io dunque felice, sedendo sopra questo alto seggio, come io faccio? Bertoldo. Colui che più in alto siede, sta più in pericolo di cadere al basso e precipitarsi. Re. Mira quanti signori e baroni mi stanno attorno per ubidirmi e onorarmi. Bertoldo. Anco i formiconi stanno attorno al sorbo e gli rodono la scorza. Re. Io splendo in questa corte come propriamente splende il sole fra le minute stelle. Bertoldo. Tu dici la verità, ma io ne veggio molte oscurate dall'adulazione. Re. Orsù, vuoi tu diventare uomo di corte? Bertoldo. Non deve cercar di legarsi colui che si trova in libertà. Re. Chi t'ha mosso dunque a venir qua? Bertoldo. Il creder io che un re fosse più grande di statura degli altri uomini dieci o dodeci piedi, e che esso avanzasse sopra tutti come avanzano i campanili sopra tutte le case; ma io veggio che tu sei un uomo ordinario come gli altri, se ben sei re. Re. Son ordinario di statura sì, ma di potenza e di ricchezza avanzo sopra gli altri, non solo dieci piedi ma cento e mille braccia. Ma chi t'induce a fare questi ragionamenti? Bertoldo. L'asino del tuo fattore. Re. Che cosa ha da fare l'asino del mio fattore con la grandezza della mia corte? Bertoldo. Prima che fosti tu, né manco la tua corte, l'asino aveva raggiato quattro mill'anni innanzi. Re. Ah, ah, ah! Oh sì che questa è da ridere. Bertoldo. Le risa abbondano sempre nella bocca de' pazzi. Re. Tu sei un malizioso villano. Bertoldo. La mia natura dà così. Re. Orsù, io ti comando che or ora tu ti debbi partire dalla presenza mia, se non io ti farò cacciare via con tuo danno e vergogna. Bertoldo. Io anderò, ma avvertisci che le mosche hanno questa natura, che se bene sono cacciate via, ritornano ancora: però se tu mi farai cacciar via, io tornerò di nuovo ad insidiarti. Re. Or va'; e se non torni a me come fanno le mosche, io ti farò battere via il capo.

Bertoldo e il suo asino Astuzia di Bertoldo. Partissi dunque Bertoldo, e andatosene a casa e pigliato uno asino vecchio, ch'egli aveva, tutto scorticato sulla schiena e sui fianchi e mezo mangiato dalle mosche, e montatovi sopra, tornò di nuovo alla corte del Re accompagnato da un milione di mosche e di tafani che tutti insieme facevano un nuvolo grande, sì che a pena si vedeva, e gionto avanti al Re, disse: Bertoldo. Eccomi, o Re, tornato a te. Re. Non ti diss'io che, se tu non tornavi a me come mosca, ch'io ti farei gettar via il capo dal busto? Bertoldo. Le mosche non vanno elleno sopra le carogne? Re. Sì, vanno. Bertoldo. Or eccomi tornato sopra una carogna scorticata e tutta carica di mosche, come tu vedi, che quasi l'hanno mangiata tutta e me insieme ancora: onde mi tengo aver servato quel tanto che io di far promisi. Re. Tu sei un grand'uomo. Or va, ch'io ti perdono, e voi menatelo a mangiare. Bertoldo. Non mangia colui che ancora non ha finito l'opera. Re. Perché, hai tu forse altro da dire? Bertoldo. Io non ho ancora incominciato. Re. Orsù, manda via quella carogna, e tu ritirati alquanto da banda perché io veggio venire in qua due donne che devono forse voler audienza da me; e come io le avrò ispedite, tornaremo di nuovo a ragionare insieme. Bertoldo. Io mi ritiro, ma guarda a dare la sentenza giusta. Astuzia sottilissima di Bertoldo, per non essere percosso dalle guardie. Quando Bertoldo vidde che in modo alcuno non la poteva fuggire, ricorse all'usato giudicio e, volto alla Regina disse: “Poi ch'io veggio chiaramente che pur tu vuoi ch'io sia bastonato, fammi questa grazia: ti prego in cortesia, che la domanda è onesta e la puoi fare, in ogni modo a te non importa pur ch'io sia bastonato, di' a questi tuoi che mi vengono accompagnare, che dicano alle guardie che portino rispetto al capo e che elle menino poi il resto alla peggio”. La Regina, non intendendo la metafora, comandò a coloro che dicessero alle guardie che portassero rispetto al capo e che poi menassero il resto alla peggio che sapevano; e così costoro, con Bertoldo innanzi, s'inviarono verso le guardie, le quali aveano di già i legni in mano per servirlo della buona fatta; onde Bertoldo incominciò a caminare innanzi agli altri di buon passo, sì che era discosto da loro un buon tratto di mano. Quando coloro che l'accompagnavano viddero le guardie all'ordine per far il fatto ed essendo omai Bertoldo arrivato da quelle, cominciarono da discosto a gridare che portassero rispetto al capo e che poi menassero il resto alla peggio, che così aveva ordinato la Regina. I servi sono bastonati in cambio di Bertoldo. Le guardie, vedendo Bertoldo innanzi agli altri, pensando che esso fusse il capo di tutti, lo lasciarono passare senza fargli offesa alcuna, e quando giunsero i servi gli cominciarono a tempestare di maniera con quei bastoni che gli ruppero le braccia e la testa, e in somma non vi fu membro né osso che non avesse la sua ricercata di bastone. sì tutti pesti e fracassati tornarono alla Regina, la quale, avendo udito che Bertoldo con tale astuzia s'era salvato e aveva fatto bastonare i servi in suo luoco, arse verso di lui di doppio sdegno e giurò di volersene vendicare, ma per allora celò lo sdegno che ella avea, aspettando nuova occasione; facendo in tanto medicare i servi, i quali, come vi dissi, erano stati acconci per le feste, come si suol dire. Bertoldo sta nel forno e la Regina il fa cercar per tutto. Dopo che l'infelice sbirro fu mandato a bere, si fece gran diligenza per trovar Bertoldo, ma per le pedate volte alla roversa non poteva(si) comprendere ch'ei fosse uscito fuori di corte, e la Regina lo fece cercar per tutto con animo risoluto di farlo impiccare, parendogli pur grave la beffa della veste e dello sbirro. Bertoldo viene scoperto nel forno da una vecchia, e si divulga per tutto la Regina esser nel forno. Stava dunque il misero Bertoldo in quel forno e udiva il tutto e cominciò a temere molto della morte e si pentì d'esser mai andato in quella corte e non ardiva d'uscire fuori per non essere preso, sapendo che la Regina gli aveva mal animo adosso; e ora tanto più avendogli fatto la burla dello sbirro e della veste, dubitava ch'ella non lo facesse impiccare. Ma avendo indosso quella veste, ch'era lunga, né avendola tirata ben dentro del forno tutta, essendone restata fuori un lembo, volse la sua mala sorte ch'ivi venne a passare una vecchia appresso al detto forno, e conosciuto l'orlo della veste, che pendeva fuori, che quella era una delle vesti della Regina, si pensò che la Regina fusse rinchiusa nel detto forno; onde andò in un tratto da una sua vicina e gli disse che la Regina era in quel forno. Andò colei seco e, guardando nel forno, vidde la detta veste, e, conoscendola, lo disse ad un'altra, quell'altra ad un'altra e così di mano in mano a tale che non fu meza mattina che per tutta la città andò la nuova che la Regina era in un forno dietro le mura della città. Il Re dubita che Bertoldo non abbi portato la Regina in quel forno, e va a chiarirsi del fatto. Udendo il Re simil fatto, dubitò che Bertoldo avesse portato la Regina in quel forno, perché lo conosceva tanto tristo che credeva ch'ei potesse fare ogni cosa, e le strattagemme del passato maggiormente gli crescevano il sospetto; onde subito andò alla camera della Regina e la trovò ch'ella era tutta arrabbiata; e inteso da lei la beffa della veste, si fece condurre a quel forno e guardando in esso vidde costui nel detto avviluppato nella veste della Regina, e tosto lo fece tirar fuori, minacciandolo della morte; e così fu spogliato della veste il povero villano e restò con gli suoi strazzi intorno; e tra che esso era brutto di natura e avendosi tutto tinto il mostaccio nel detto forno, pareva proprio un diavolo infernale. Bertoldo è tirato fuori del forno e il Re sdegnato dice: Re. Pur ti ci ho colto, villan ribaldo, ma a questa volta non scamperai del certo, se non sei il gran diavolo. Bertoldo. Chi non vi è non vi entri, e chi v'è non si penti. Re. Chi fa quello che non deve, gli avviene quello che non crede. Bertoldo. Chi non vi va non vi casca, e chi vi casca non si leva netto. Re. Chi ride il venere, piange la domenica. Bertoldo. Dispicca l'appiccato, egli appiccherà poi te. Re. Fra carne e unghia, nissun non vi pungia. Bertoldo. Chi è in difetto, è in sospetto. Re. La lingua non ha osso e fa rompere il dosso. Bertoldo. La verità vuol star di sopra. Re. Ancor del ver si tace qualche volta. Bertoldo. Non bisogna fare, chi non vuol che si dica. Re. Chi si veste di quel d'altri, presto si spoglia. Bertoldo. Meglio è dar la lana, che la pecora. Re. Peccato vecchio, penitenza nuova. Bertoldo. Pissa chiaro, indorme al medico. Re. Il menar delle mani dispiace fino ai pedocchi. Bertoldo. E il menar de' piedi dispiace a chi è tratto giù dalle forche. Re. Fra un poco tu sarai uno di quelli. Bertoldo. Inanzi orbo, che indovino. Re. Orsù, lasciamo andare le dispute da un lato. Olà, cavaliero di giustizia, e voi altri ministri, pigliate costui e menatelo or ora a impendere a un arbore, né si dia orecchie alle sue parole perché costui è un villano tristo e scelerato che ha il diavolo nell'ampolla e un giorno sarebbe buono per rovinare il mio stato. Su, presto, conducetelo via, né si tardi più. Bertoldo. Cosa fatta in fretta non fu mai buona. Re. Troppo grave è stato l'oltraggio che tu hai fatto alla Regina. Bertoldo. Chi ha manco ragione, grida più forte. Lasciami almeno dire il fatto mio. Re. Alle tre si fa cavallo e tu glien'hai fatte più di quattro, che gli sono state di troppo affronto. Va' pur via. Bertoldo. Per aver detto la verità ho da patir la morte? Read the full article

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Mark Twain great quotes

Mark Twain great quotes Mark Twain great quotes, a collection of the author's best quotes and aphorisms on every aspects of life seen through his marvellous and witty sense of humor. In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then He made school boards. Mark Twain Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. Mark Twain Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. Mark Twain A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape. Mark Twain The only reason why God created man is because he was disappointed with the monkey. Mark Twain A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar. Mark Twain A crowded police docket is the surest of all signs that trade is brisk and money plenty. Mark Twain Laws are sand, customs are rock. Laws can be evaded and punishment escaped, but an openly transgressed custom brings sure punishment. Mark Twain A circle is a round straight line with a hole in the middle. Mark Twain Always acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you opportunity to commit more. Mark Twain There is no such thing as ”the Queen’s English.” The property has gone into the hands of a joint stock company and we own the bulk of the shares! Mark Twain Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run. Mark Twain Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love Truly. Laugh uncontrollably. Never regret anything that makes you smile. Mark Twain The two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Mark Twain Give every day a chance to become the most beautiful day in your life. Mark Twain

Mark Twain best quotes The most permanent lessons in morals are those which come not of book teaching but of experience. Mark Twain A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other way. Mark Twain I can teach anybody how to get what they want out of life. The problem is I can’t find anybody who can tell me what they want. Mark Twain Action speaks louder than words, but not nearly as often. Mark Twain The fear of death follows from the fear of life. The man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain A classic: something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read. Mark Twain Put all your eggs in the one basket and - Watch That Basket. Mark Twain To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man’s character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours. Mark Twain There is nothing you can say in answer to a compliment. I have been complimented myself a great many times, and they always embarrass me - I always feel that they have not said enough. Mark Twain It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. Mark Twain War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas moon talk by a poet who has not been in the moon is likely to be dull. Mark Twain Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to. Mark Twain Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied. Mark Twain Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. Mark Twain Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. Mark Twain Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. Mark Twain It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you. Mark Twain The very ink in which history is written is merely fluid prejudice. Mark Twain True irreverence is disrespect for another man’s god. Mark Twain Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with. Mark Twain Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child’s loss of a doll and a king’s loss of a crown are events of the same size. Mark Twain Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins. Mark Twain By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man’s, I mean. Mark Twain The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little. Mark Twain India has 2,000,000 gods, and worships them all. In religion other countries are paupers; India is the only millionaire. Mark Twain

Mark Twain great aphorisms We have not all had the good fortune to be ladies. We have not all been generals, or poets, or statesmen; but when the toast works down to the babies, we stand on common ground. Mark Twain There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy. Mark Twain The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them. Mark Twain There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Mark Twain It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races. Mark Twain There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist. Mark Twain My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water. Mark Twain Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain When angry, count four; when very angry, swear. Mark Twain I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me. Mark Twain What's the use you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right and ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same? Mark Twain Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. Mark Twain Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. Mark Twain Government is merely a servant – merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them. Mark Twain All kings is mostly rapscallions. Mark Twain To string incongruities and absurdities together in a wandering and sometimes purposeless way, and seem innocently unaware that they are absurdities, is the basis of the American art, if my position is correct. Mark Twain In order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain. Mark Twain Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world. Mark Twain Do not put off till tomorrow what can be put off till day-after-tomorrow just as well. Mark Twain Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. Mark Twain Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Mark Twain Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing the matter with this, except that it ain't so. Mark Twain The elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time. Mark Twain The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it. Mark Twain Golf is a good walk spoiled. Mark Twain The holy passion of friendship is so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring in nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. Mark Twain Its name is Public Opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God. Mark Twain When we remember that we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. Mark Twain The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven. Mark Twain Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. Mark Twain

Mark Twain great quotes The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice. Mark Twain After a few months’ acquaintance with European “coffee,” one’s mind weakens, and his faith with it, and he begins to wonder if the rich beverage of home, with its clotted layer of yellow cream on top of it, is not a mere dream after all, and a thing which never existed. Mark Twain Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must have someone to divide it with. Mark Twain The lack of money is the root of all evil. Mark Twain It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all. Mark Twain Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society. Mark Twain There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. Mark Twain Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education. Mark Twain When a humorist ventures upon the grave concerns of life he must do his job better than another man or he works harm to his cause. Mark Twain What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension. Mark Twain Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive yourself for forgetting. By rigid practice and stern determination, it comes easy. Mark Twain The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. Mark Twain What is the most rigorous law of our being? Growth. No smallest atom of our moral, mental, or physical structure can stand still a year. It grows - it must grow; nothing can prevent it. Mark Twain I always did hate for anyone to know what my plans or hopes or prospects were - for, if I kept people in ignorance in these matters, no one could be disappointed but myself, if they were not realized. Mark Twain Men are easily dealt with - but when you get the women started, you are in for it, you know. Mark Twain We chase phantoms half the days of our lives. It is well if we learn wisdom even then, and save the other half. Mark Twain Who would find out that I am a natural fool if I kept always cool and never let nature come to the surface? Nobody. Mark Twain Ah, well, I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His works must be contemplated with respect. Mark Twain I would rather have my ignorance than another man's knowledge, because I have got so much more of it. Mark Twain My interest in my work dies a sudden and violent death when the work is done. Mark Twain I am as prompt as a clock, if I only know the day a thing is wanted - otherwise I am a natural procrastinaturalist. Mark Twain Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. Mark Twain Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself. Mark Twain It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either. Mark Twain Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. Mark Twain Human nature is the same everywhere; it deifies success, it has nothing but scorn for defeat. Mark Twain Patriotism is merely a religion - love of country, worship of country, devotion to the country's flag and honor and welfare. Mark Twain Low comedies are written for the drawing-room, the kitchen and the stable, and if you cut out the kitchen and the stable the drawing-room can't support the play by itself. Mark Twain In truth I care little about any party's politics - the man behind it is the important thing. Mark Twain

Mark Twain witty aphorisms I never made a success of a lecture delivered in a church yet. People are afraid to laugh in a church. They can't be made to do it in any possible way. Mark Twain I was afraid of a united Church; it makes a mighty power, the mightiest conceivable, and then when it by and by gets into selfish hands, as it is always bound to do, it means death to human liberty and paralysis to human thought. Mark Twain The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation. Mark Twain In my experience, previously counted chickens never do hatch. Mark Twain God only exhibits his thunder and lightning at intervals, and so they always command attention. Mark Twain Drag your thoughts away from your troubles - by the ears, by the heels, or any other way, so you manage it. Mark Twain Lord, what an organ is human speech when it is played by a master! Mark Twain Unexpected money is a delight. The same sum is a bitterness when you expected more. Mark Twain In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot. Mark Twain There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it. Mark Twain I was sorry to have my name mentioned as one of the great authors, because they have a sad habit of dying off. Chaucer is dead, Spencer is dead, so is Milton, so is Shakespeare, and I’m not feeling so well myself. Mark Twain I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough. Mark Twain There is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life, no heaven, no hell. It is all a Dream, a grotesque and foolish dream. Nothing exists but you. And You are but a Thought - a vagrant Thought, a useless Thought, a homeless Thought, wandering forlorn among the empty eternities. Mark Twain To create man was a fine and original idea; but to add the sheep was a tautology. Mark Twain The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning. Mark Twain Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments flit away and a sunny spirit takes their place. Mark Twain I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up. Mark Twain Heaven for climate, Hell for society. Mark Twain A baby is an inestimable blessing and bother. Mark Twain I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. Mark Twain A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or a newspaper the resulting effect is physical as well as spiritual, and electrically prompt. Mark Twain H'aint we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain't that a big enough majority in any town? Mark Twain Is not this insanity plea becoming rather common? Is it not so common that the reader confidently expects to see it offered in every criminal case that comes before the courts?... Really, what we want now, is not laws against crime, but a law against insanity. Mark Twain Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered - either by themselves or by others. Mark Twain You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I'll tell you what his 'pinions is. Mark Twain Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any. Mark Twain Virtue never has been as respectable as money. Mark Twain Methuselah lived to be 969 years old . You boys and girls will see more in the next fifty years than Methuselah saw in his whole lifetime. Mark Twain A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval. Mark Twain The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction. Mark Twain

Mark Twain great quotations There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure. Mark Twain If you can't get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one. Mark Twain We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. Mark Twain The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all. Mark Twain On with dance, let joy be unconfined, is my motto; whether there's any dance to dance or any joy to unconfined. Read the full article

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April fools day

All fools day first of April April fools day or all fools day, the first day of April when it is customary to play practical jokes on people, causing them to believe something that isn’t true or to go on a fruitless errand. its origin, story, curiosities and examples. April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow, feeding A little life with dried tubers. T.S. Eliot Sweet April showers, do spring May flowers. English proverb April comes in with his hack and his bill, And sets a flower on every hill. English proverb An April flood carries away the frog and her brood. English proverb April weather, Rain and sunshine, both together. English proverb En avril, ne te découvre pas d’un fil. French Proverb Aprile, apriletto, tutti i giorni un goccetto! Italian proverb April macht was er will. German proverb Abril lluvioso hace a mayo hermoso. Spanish proverb April, fourth month of the Gregorian calendar year. It has 30 days. The Romans gave this month the name Aprilis, derived from aperire (“to open”), probably because it is the season when buds begin to open; it was called Eostre (Easter) month by the Anglo-Saxons. Playing tricks on the first day of April is a custom among European peoples.

First of April Fool's day On April 1st you will probably be on the look-out for any possible practical jokes. If your colleagues tell you to do something slightly unusual, you might think twice before doing it. Millions of people the world over will be in a similar position. The Indians will, however, have completed their entertainment a day earlier: their Huli festival takes place on March 31st. If you do have the misfortune to be made an April fool, then you might like to take some comfort from considering the origins of this bizarre custom. April Fools’ Day or All Fools' Day, the first day of April. On this day it is customary to play practical jokes on people, causing them to believe something that isn’t true or to go on a fruitless errand. Although the origin of the custom is unknown, a common theory is that it developed as part of ancient spring festivals. April Fools’ Day jokes are generally amusing but harmless. For example, someone may give a friend the telephone number of the zoo, telling her to return a call from “Mr. Fox.” The origins of April Fools' Day are not certain, although several theories have been proposed. Before the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1582, the New Year was celebrated between March 25 (the old date of the spring equinox) and April 1. One of the most credited hypotheses is that, as a result of the change of calendar, not everyone got used to the change and were then referred to as the "April fools". Hence the burlesque origin of April 1. In Europe, the festivities of the first of April became customary around the end of 1500: a few years after the adoption of the new Gregorian calendar. In the France of King Charles IX and in the Germany of the Habsburgs, the tradition gets under way and then spreads in England (in the eighteenth century) and in the other European states. Legend has it that many French, opposed to this change or simply careless, continued to exchange gifts between March and April, celebrating the New Year as in the old days. Pranksters began to mock them, delivering them absurd or empty gifts during non-existent parties. In the empty gift you could find a card with the words poisson d'avril: April Fool’s Day, in French.

All fools day article Poisson d'avril, or pesce d'Aprile in Italian, yeah, but what does fish have to do with it? There’s an explanation for that, too, and it’s that fish are easily hooked. How the victims of pranks "bite" easily to tease. It must be said, however, that sometimes it is really difficult not to fall for it: also because the imagination has no limits and the pranks do not even, in fact they can pass from the classrooms of schools, playgrounds, television and websites. In Italy the custom of 1 April is recent: it dates back to the years between 1860 and 1880. The first city to welcome the French habit was Genoa, where the passion for April jokes landed in its lively port. The tradition was rooted first among the middle and upper classes, then took root among the rest of the population. Therefore April 1 is recognized as a day for pranks in Germany, France, Great Britain, the United States, Canada, and elsewhere. In India, the last day of the feast of Huli, March 31, is regarded as a day for mischief. In France, an April fool’s prank is called a poisson d'Avril (April fish), and in Scotland it is an April gowk or cuckoo. In the UK, jokes and tricks can be played up until noon on 1 April. After midday it's considered bad luck to play a trick. Anyone who forgets this and tries a joke in the afternoon becomes an 'April Fool' themselves. Some newspapers, TV channels and well-known companies publish false news stories to fool people on 1 April. One of the earliest examples of this was in 1957 when a programme on the BBC, the UK's national TV channel, broadcast a report on how spaghetti grew on trees. The film showed a family in Switzerland collecting spaghetti from trees and many people were fooled into believing it, as in the 1950s British people didn't eat much pasta and many didn't know how it was made! A few years ago, for example, the famous English astronomer and radio host Patrick Moore announced instead that an exceptional alignment of Pluto and Jupiter planned for 9:47 on the morning of April 1 would have canceled the effects of Earth’s gravity, and all the inhabitants of the planet would start floating like astronauts in space!

First of April Story and Traditions Most British people wouldn't fall for the spaghetti trick today, but in 2008 the BBC managed to fool their audience again with their Miracles of Evolution trailer, which appeared to show some special penguins that had regained the ability to fly. Two major UK newspapers, The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mirror, published the 'important story' on their front pages. The gullible British swallowed it, as they say, "hook, line and sinker". So, what kind of jokes do people play? Well, a simple example would be telling your friend that their shoelaces are undone. Then, when they bend down to do them up, you shout, 'April Fool!', and they realise their shoelaces are fine. Maybe it's not your kind of humour, but watch out, there's always someone who will find it hilarious! In Ireland, a popular prank is to send someone on a 'fool's errand'. The victim is sent to deliver a letter, supposedly asking for help. When the person receives the letter, they open it, read it and tell the poor messenger that they will have to take the letter to another person. This continues and the victim ends up taking the message to several different people until someone feels sorry for them and shows them what the letter says: 'Send the fool to someone else.' April Fool's Day fans say it encourages fun and laughter, and one study found that it reduces stress and therefore could be good for your heart. Other people point out that it can have negative consequences, like confusion, worry or wasting time and resources. In France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and French-speaking areas of Canada and Switzerland, the 1 April tradition is known as the 'April Fish'. A common joke is to try to stick a paper fish onto a victim's back without being noticed. The origins of the April fools joke are somewhat obscure. The first references in English literature are to be found in the seventeenth century. It would appear that there was some connection between the April fool and the first cuckoo. The victims of such jokes were referred to as "April gowks": this is a northern dialect word which means cuckoo. The gowk, or cuckoo, was the unfortunate person who was sent on a false errand. The English even had a proverb for the occasion: "First of April, hunt the gowk. You may send a fool whither you will".

April fools day jokes In modern times the advent of the telephone has added a new dimension to the false errand. One April 1st back in the 1950's a Mr. Fox arrived at work and found a message on his desk telling him to ring Primrose 2323 in order to speak to a Mr. Lion. When Mr. Fox dialled the number and asked to speak to the fictitious Mr. Lion, he was surprised to find that he had rung London Zoo. A spokesperson for Dublin Zoo said staff had lost their sense of humour' after they received more than 100,000 calls asking for invented names such as Mr C Lyons, Anna Conda and G Raffe! The callers were victims of a phone hoax, who contacted the zoo after receiving a text message encouraging them to make the call. The fact that April is the month in which such pranks are played undoubtedly has something to do with the change of season. The first of April marks the arrival of spring: this causes many people to indulge in folly, romantic or otherwise. It is perhaps not surprising that April 1st has seen practical jokes of a romantic nature. William Congreve's play, "The Old Bachelor" (1693), tells the story of "one of love's april fools." Heartwell, an aging woman-hater", falls in love with Silvia, the mistress of another. The hapless" Heartwell is fooled into marrying her and thus becomes the laughing-stock of all his friends. A charming classical reference to April fools can be found in the Reverend Brewer's "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable", originally published in 1870. Brewer tells the mythological tale" of Proserpina and Pluto, god of the underworld. Legend has it that Proserpina was picking daffodils in the Elysian meadows one April morning when Pluto suddenly appeared. He promptly carried her off to the underworld where he made her his queen. Proserpina's mother, Ceres (the goddess of core, appropriately enough) heard her daughter's cries and went in search of her echo. But her search was in vain: Ceres went on "a fool's errand". Brewer examines other explanations of the origins of April fools. There is one theory that it may originate from the mockery trial of Jesus in which he was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate: there is certainly a connection with April as the trial occurred a few days before Easter. I am happy to say that Brewer rejects this theory as unconvincing. On April Fool's Day 1998, the American hamburger chain Burger King announced that it had created a left-handed hamburger. The advert for the 'new product' explained that all the ingredients had been rotated 180 degrees so that it was more comfortable for left-handed people to pick up and eat. The following day, Burger King admitted that this advertisement had been a hoax, but said that thousands of customers had gone to restaurants across the USA asking for a left-handed burger.

Poisson d'Avril  Pesce d'Aprile Whatever the origins of April fools, its character has undoubtedly changed in modern times. In the first place, it has lost its romantic element. Nowadays amorous pranks are played on February 14th when lovers, prospective lovers and mere saboteurs send anonymous Valentine cards. Secondly, people are becoming less susceptible to practical jokes. As early as 1842 a certain General Thompson warned of the dangers of mass literacy: "It will be difficult to make April fools of a whole people that can read and write." It is ironic that the age of telecommunications, which has increased the possibilities of practical jokes, has also increased people's insensitivity to them. After the great success of the spaghetti documentary there followed a spate of television and newspaper hoaxes in Britain on April 1st. Even the British got the hang of it after a while: last year's April 1st documentary, in which the B.B.C. announced that St. Paul's Cathedral was to be dismantled brick by brick and moved to the countryside, was something of a flop. If you want a practical joke to work in the 1980's, it is better to organise it on another day. As we have seen, in France, as in Italy, the expression poisson d'avril is used. In English-speaking countries, such as the United Kingdom and America, instead, it is called April fool’s day ("The Day of the April fool"), where the term "fool" reminds the Fool, the jester of the medieval courts, thus emphasizing the playful connotation of the party. Finally, in Germany, Aprilscherz is more simply the "April Prank". In the Highlands of Scotland the April Fool lasts two days, in the second, the Taily Day, you enjoy to attach on the back of the unlucky (fools or gawls) a sign with the words "Kick me!" (Give me a kick). In Portugal, the days dedicated to pranks are Sunday and Monday before Lent, in which whole packs of flour are thrown on friends! India also has its April Fools' Day. However, it falls a day earlier, on March 31. On that date we celebrate the Huli festival to celebrate spring and make fun of everyone.

April is Earth month But some people have always had a tendency to suspect any information that is given on April 1st. In 1964, for example, there was a boat strike in Venice on the day in question. A group of perceptive Dutch tourists were at first amused and later angered by this news. Yes, it was a very funny joke, but there was no need to keep it up the whole day. In fact the strike was genuine. It was a cruel twist of fate that of all the days of the year in which the Venetians could organise a boat strike, they chose April fools day. Everywhere, in Europe and around the world, April 1 is still celebrated a little Carnival! What's more in the era of 'fake news' it's often hard on a normal day of the year to work out when we're being tricked into believing something that isn't true, but on April Fool's Day you need to be even more alert. No one knows exactly how the tradition started, but there are plenty of people who enjoy this light-hearted day and are happy to keep the tradition alive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-IeEV1hlLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-wLyeKINJg Read the full article

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