We don’t like trading agony for money
CHARLIE MUNGERThe iron rule of nature is: you get what you reward for. If you want ants to come, you put sugar on the floor.
More Charlie Munger Quotes
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Hard work, honesty, if you keep at it, will get you almost anything.
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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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It’s a good habit to trumpet your failures and be quiet about your successes.
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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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I’m not entitled to have an opinion unless I can state the arguments against my position better than the people who are in opposition. I think that I am qualified to speak only when I’ve reached that state.
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Three rules for a career: 1) Don’t sell anything you wouldn’t buy yourself; 2) Don’t work for anyone you don’t respect and admire; and 3) Work only with people you enjoy.
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The investment game always involves considering both quality and price, and the trick is to get more quality than you pay for in price. It’s just that simple.
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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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Spend less than you make; always be saving something. Put it into a tax-deferred account. Over time, it will begin to amount to something. This is such a no-brainer.
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Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.
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Go to bed smarter than when you woke up.
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All I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.
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Most people are too fretful, they worry to much. Success means being very patient, but aggressive when it’s time.
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Why should it be easy to do something that, if done well, two or three times, will make your family rich for life?
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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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