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We don’t like trading agony for money

Charlie Munger

When you locate a bargain, you must ask, ‘Why me, God? Why am I the only one who could find this bargain?’
CHARLIE MUNGER

God Location Myself Question
Our job is to find a few intelligent things to do, not to keep up with every damn thing in the world.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Intelligence Job Ourselves World
A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Avoid Bad Business Death Early Marriage Success
The way to win is to work, work, work, work and hope to have a few insights And you’re probably not going to be smart enough to find thousands in a lifetime. And when you get a few, you really load up. It’s just that simple.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Hope Life Simplicity Time Win Work Yourself
Opportunity comes to the prepared mind.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Mindset Opportunity Preparation
I like people admitting they were complete stupid horses’ asses. I know I’ll perform better if I rub my nose in my mistakes. This is a wonderful trick to learn.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Learning Mistake People Stupidity Trick Wonderful
I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out. I don’t believe in just sitting down and trying to dream it all up yourself. Nobody’s that smart.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Believe Best Master Myself People Smart
I’m right, and you’re smart, and sooner or later you’ll see I’m right.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Myself Right Smart Yourself
The iron rule of nature is: you get what you reward for. If you want ants to come, you put sugar on the floor.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Attraction Nature Reward Rule Yourself
I don’t spend much time regretting the past, once I’ve taken my lesson from it. I don’t dwell on it.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Lesson Myself Past Regret Time
All I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Death Funny Myself Place
There’s no way that you can live an adequate life without many mistakes. In fact, one trick in life is to get so you can handle mistakes. Failure to handle psychological denial is a common way for people to go broke.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Broke Live Mistake Myself People Psychology Trick
A lot of our respected financial institutions are just casinos in drag.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Financial Institution Money Respect
We try more to profit from always remembering the obvious than from grasping the esoteric.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Ego Profit Remember Try
Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant.
CHARLIE MUNGER

Brilliant Unknown Wisdom Yourself
Investing is where you find a few great companies and then sit on your ass.
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Company Greatness Investment Yourself

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