Step by step you get ahead, but rarely in fast spurts.
CHARLIE MUNGERStep by step you get ahead, but rarely in fast spurts.
CHARLIE MUNGERI try to get rid of people who always confidently answer questions about which they don’t have any real knowledge.
CHARLIE MUNGERAll I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.
CHARLIE MUNGERI don’t spend much time regretting the past, once I’ve taken my lesson from it. I don’t dwell on it.
CHARLIE MUNGERIntelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.
CHARLIE MUNGERHard work, honesty, if you keep at it, will get you almost anything.
CHARLIE MUNGERAny year that you don’t destroy one of your best-loved ideas is probably a wasted year.
CHARLIE MUNGERSomeone will always be getting richer faster than you. This is not a tragedy.
CHARLIE MUNGERKnowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant.
CHARLIE MUNGERIt’s not greed that drives the world, but envy.
CHARLIE MUNGERWhenever you think something or some person is ruining your life, it’s you. A victimization mentality is so debilitating.
CHARLIE MUNGERI 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 MUNGERI 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 MUNGERThe best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.
CHARLIE MUNGERNever, ever, think about something else when you should be thinking about the power of incentives.
CHARLIE MUNGERIf we’ve been a little more successful than other people, is because we always realised that the school of life was always open, and if you were not learning more you are falling behind.
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