All I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.
CHARLIE MUNGERGo to bed smarter than when you woke up.
More Charlie Munger Quotes
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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.
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We have found in a long life that one competitor is frequently enough to ruin a business.
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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.
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I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don’t know the other side’s argument better than they do.
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The wise ones bet heavily when the world offers them that opportunity. They bet big when they have the odds. And the rest of the time, they don’t. It’s just that simple.
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The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting.
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It’s been my experience in life if you just keep thinking and reading, you don’t have to work.
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I’m right, and you’re smart, and sooner or later you’ll see I’m right.
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Opportunity comes to the prepared mind.
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A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc.
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Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs.
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How do you compete against a true fanatic? You can only try to build the best possible moat and continuously attempt to widen it.
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A great business at a fair price is superior to a fair business at a great price.
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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.
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Move only when you have an advantage. It’s very basic. You have to understand the odds and have the discipline to bet only when the odds are in your favor.
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We try more to profit from always remembering the obvious than from grasping the esoteric.
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Just avoid things like racing trains to the crossing, doing cocaine, etc. Develop good mental habits.
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Whenever you think something or some person is ruining your life, it’s you. A victimization mentality is so debilitating.
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If you don’t keep learning, other people will pass you by. Temperament alone won’t do it – you need a lot of curiosity for a long, long time.
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Someone will always be getting richer faster than you. This is not a tragedy.
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Any year that you don’t destroy one of your best-loved ideas is probably a wasted year.
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The game of life is the game of everlasting learning. At least it is if you want to win.
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Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.
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Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant.
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We don’t like trading agony for money
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If the value of a company doesn’t just scream out at you, it’s too close.
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