https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:16:01 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 https://wist.info/keynes-john-maynard/36724/ https://wist.info/keynes-john-maynard/36724/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:23:10 +0000 Dave http://wist.info/?p=36724 Markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I can remain solvent.

John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) English economist
(Attributed)

Generally credited to Keynes, but the earliest reference found is by financial analyst A. Gary Shilling, "Scoreboard," Forbes (15 Feb 1993). More discussion here.

Sometimes given as "Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent" or "Markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent." ]]> https://wist.info/keynes-john-maynard/36724/feed/ 0 36724 https://wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wendell/17281/ https://wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wendell/17281/#respond Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:52:25 +0000 Dave http://wist.info/?p=17281 I only ask that Fortune send
A little more than I shall spend.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
Poem (1858) “Contentment,” st. 3
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