Great investing requires a lot of delayed gratification.
CHARLIE MUNGERAll I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.
More Charlie Munger Quotes
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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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It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.
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We don’t like trading agony for money
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There has never been a master plan. Anyone who wanted to do it, we fired because it takes on a life of its own and doesn’t cover new reality. We want people taking into account new information.
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Stock-picking is like gambling: those who win well, seldom bet, but when they do, they bet heavily.
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You don’t have to have perfect wisdom to get very rich – just a bit better than average over a long period of time.
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Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.
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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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Opportunity comes to the prepared mind.
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This is a good life lesson: getting the right people into your system is the most important thing you can do.
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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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If you can buy the best companies, over time the pricing takes care of itself.
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It’s not greed that drives the world, but envy.
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Acknowledging what you don’t know is the dawning of wisdom.
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