“Money is not everything. Make sure you earn a lot before speaking such nonsense.”
“What we learn from history is that people don’t learn from history.”
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
“The investor of today does not profit from yesterday’s growth.”
“Never invest in a business you cannot understand.”
“The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.”
“Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble.”
“Remember that the stock market is a manic depressive.”
“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”
“Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.”
“We simply attempt to be fearful. when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.”
“Keep things simple and don’t swing for the fences. When promised quick profits, respond with a quick “no.”
“Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.”
“There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.”
“Half of all coin-flippers will win their first toss; none of those winners has an expectation of profit if he continues to play the game.”
“It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price, than a fair company at a wonderful price.”
“Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.”
“Should you fine yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.”
“Buy a stock the way you would buy a house. Understand and like it such that you’d be content to own it in the absence of any market.”
“You only have to be able to evaluate companies within your circle of competence. The size of that circle is not very important; knowing its boundaries however, is vital.”
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” - Warren Buffett
“Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing.” - Warren Buffett
“Never invest in a business you cannot understand.” - Warren Buffett
“Remember that the stock market is a manic depressive.” - Warren Buffett
“The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.” - Warren Buffett
“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” - Warren Buffett
“Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.” - Warren Buffett
“Beware the investment activity that produces applause; the great moves are usually greeted by yawns.” - Warren Buffett
“The three most important words in investing are margin of safety.” - Warren Buffett
If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.” - Warren Buffett
“The stock market is designed to transfer money from the active to the patient.” - Warren Buffett
“If you aren’t thinking about owning a stock for 10 years, don’t even think about owning it for 10 minutes.” - Warren Buffett
“Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.” - Warren Buffett
“All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies.” - Warren Buffett
“Calling someone who trades actively in the market an investor is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a romantic.” - Warren Buffett
“It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price, than a fair company at a wonderful price.” - Warren Buffett
“If returns are going to be 7 or 8 percent and you’re paying 1 percent for fees, that makes an enormous difference in how much money you’re going to have in retirement.” - Warren Buffett
“All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies.” - Warren Buffett
If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die. - Warren Buffett
Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don't expect it from cheap people. - Warren Buffett
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. - Warren Buffett
Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. - Warren Buffett
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. - Warren Buffett
I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute. - Warren Buffett
Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble. - Warren Buffett
You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant. - Warren Buffett
Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1. - Warren Buffett
We don’t have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest. - Warren Buffett
If you cannot control your emotions, you cannot control your money. - Warren Buffett
It’s good to learn from your mistakes. It’s better to learn from other people’s mistakes. - Warren Buffett
Accounting is the language of business. - Warren Buffett
Always invest for the long term. - Warren Buffett
Never ask a barber if you need a haircut. - Warren Buffett
If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need. - Warren Buffett
Never depend on single income. Make investment to create a second source. - Warren Buffett
Keep all your eggs in one basket, but watch that basket closely. - Warren Buffett
Life is like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill. - Warren Buffett
What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end. - Warren Buffett
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. - Warren Buffett
The best investment you can make is in yourself. - Warren Buffett
I am not a businessman, I am an artist. - Warren Buffett
I never try to predict the market. - Warren Buffett
What we learn from history is that people don’t learn from history. - Warren Buffett
I learned to go into business only with people whom I like, trust, and admire. - Warren Buffett
If book knowledge made great investors, than the librarians would all be rich. - Warren Buffett
You never know who’s swimming naked until the tide goes out. - Warren Buffett
The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule. - Warren Buffett
Focus alone is not enough; putting in the time to commit is also crucial to achieve success. - Warren Buffett
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. - Warren Buffett
Tell me who your heroes are and I’ll tell you how you’ll turn out to be. - Warren Buffett
The most dangerous distractions are the ones you love, but that don’t love you back. - Warren Buffett
I made my first investment at age eleven. I was wasting my life up until then. - Warren Buffett
Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money. - Warren Buffett
When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results. - Warren Buffett
Do not put all your eggs in one basket. - Warren Buffett
Investing is simple, but not easy. - Warren Buffett
Take the high road; it’s far less crowded. - Warren Buffett
If at first you do succeed, quit trying on investing. - Warren Buffett
In the insurance business, there is no statute of limitation on stupidity. - Warren Buffett
If knowing history made you rich, librarians would be billionaires. - Warren Buffett
Invest in as much of yourself as you can, you are your own biggest asset by far. - Warren Buffett
Either they’re trying to con you or they’re trying to con themselves. - Warren Buffett
Read 500 pages every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up like compound interest. - Warren Buffett
The key to success is emotional stability. - Warren Buffett
You can’t make a good deal with a bad person. - Warren Buffett
Intensity is the price of excellence. - Warren Buffett
If you want to soar like an eagle in life, you can’t be flocking with the turkeys. - Warren Buffett
The secret to happiness is having low expectations. - Warren Buffett
Money is not everything. Make sure you earn a lot before speaking such nonsense. - Warren Buffett
The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money. - Warren Buffett
Larger sums may be an advantage at some cases and a disadvantage at others. - Warren Buffett
Diversification may preserve wealth, but concentration builds wealth. - Warren Buffett
Never depend on a single source of income. - Warren Buffett
My favorite holding period is forever. - Warren Buffett
The wise man once said invest young. - Warren Buffett
The greatest Enemies of the Equity investor are Expenses and Emotions. - Warren Buffett
Earnings can be pliable as putty when a charlatan heads the company reporting them. - Warren Buffett
Cash combined with courage in a time of crisis is priceless. - Warren Buffett