October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks.
The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.(Mark Twain)
Of course he had much more to say about money matters, for example:
What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.
(Mark Twain)
Or this quote on the polarity of rich vs. poor:
The conviction of the rich that the poor are happier is no more foolish than the conviction of the poor that the rich are.
(Mark Twain)
He commented quite revealingly what the actual reason for all evil is…:
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
(Mark Twain)
And finally we leave you with a side-kick to government:
We have the best government that money can buy.
(Mark Twain)