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Bids Quotes

From commands to trades

In these bids quotes, the word takes on an older, literary sense of commanding or urging someone, as seen in reflections on personal conscience and duty, a theme that connects to our Desire quotes.

If a lending institution is faced with bids for a package of toxic assets that are less than the carrying value of those assets, the sale of those assets would trigger a further loss and reduce the underlying capital of...

Quotes by Roger Altman

There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow...

Quotes by Norman Douglas

Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is sufficient. The skillful artist will not alter his measures for the sake of a stupid...

Quotes by Mencius

How can you allow the trading companies to locate computers closer to exchanges and flash millions of bids to give an unfair advantage?... Even professionals are losing faith in some aspects of the system.

Quotes by Mario Gabelli

Ale Quotes

The fate of the Celt in the British Empire bids fair to resemble that of the Greeks among the Romans.

Quotes by Joseph Jacobs

The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one bids you bear injuries with patience, the other tells you if you don't resent them, you are not...

Quotes by Bernard de Mandeville

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'bids' mean in the older, more literary quotes here?
In several quotes, "bids" is used in its classic sense of urging or commanding, as when a writer describes an inner poetic instinct that bids a person to reflect and create. It's closer to "compels" than to any modern bidding process.
Is there a quote comparing the Celts to another empire?
Yes, one line predicts that the Celtic experience within the British Empire seems likely to mirror how the Greeks fared under Roman rule, drawing a historical parallel between two conquered peoples.
What does the quote about 'sense of right' argue?
It argues that a person should follow only what their own conscience permits, neither acting against it nor chasing after things it warns against, treating personal integrity as sufficient guidance on its own.
Do any of these bids quotes discuss financial trading?
Yes, one quote raises concern about trading firms placing Computers physically closer to exchanges so they can send bids faster than everyone else, questioning whether that speed advantage is fair to other investors.
What's the overall theme connecting these bids quotes?
Despite covering very different eras and subjects, from personal conscience to imperial history to modern trading floors, each quote uses "bids" to describe something exerting pull or pressure on a person's choices, whether that pressure comes from conscience, history, or the pursuit of profit.

Other lines use 'bids' in its modern financial sense, questioning whether computer-driven trading bids give some investors an unfair edge, a concern also explored in our Computers quotes.