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Warren Buffett Quotes - Page 3

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What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end.

What the wise do in the beginning, fools do in the end.

Wise, Fool, Investment

Lawrence A. Cunningham, Warren E. Buffett (2013). “The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)”, p.89, Carolina Academic Press

The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money.

Business, Words Of Wisdom, Investing

We don't get paid for being busy, we get paid for being right.

Busy, Being Busy, Paid

There are three kinds of people: 1. Innovators. 2. Imitators. 3. Idiots.

Creativity, People, Three

When investing, pessimism is your friend, euphoria the enemy.

Enemy, Investing, Financial

The trick is, when there is nothing to do, do nothing.

Life, Generosity, Tricks

We don't get paid for activity, just for being right. As to how long we'll wait, we'll wait indefinitely.

Long, Waiting, Insightful

"Wait: The Art and Science of Delay". Book by Frank Partnoy, 2012.

Inactivity strikes us as intelligent behavior.

Intelligent, Investing, Behavior

"Warren Buffett Has 2 Basic Rules That Investors Always Fail To Follow" by Robert Huerbscher, www.businessinsider.com. March 30, 2013.

The value of a business is the cash it's going to produce in the future.

Cash, Produce, Values

Time is the friend of the wonderful business. It's the enemy of the lousy business. If you're in a lousy business for a long time, you're going to get a lousy result, even if you buy it cheap. If you're in a wonderful business for a long time, even if you pay a little too much going in, you're going to get a wonderful result if you stay in a long time.

Time, Long, Enemy

Never test the depth of river with both the feet.

Inspirational, Rivers, Feet

Trust is like the air we breathe--when it's present, nobody really notices; when it's absent, everybody notices.

Air, Breathe, Absent

Our goal is to find an outstanding business at a sensible price, not a mediocre business at a bargain price.

Goal, Outstanding, Mediocre

Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.

Inspirational, Broken Heart, Faith

Richard J. Connors, Warren Buffett (2010). “Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha”, p.172, John Wiley & Sons

Success in investing doesn’t correlate with I.Q. Once you are above the level of 25; once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing.

People, Intelligence, Ordinary

"Homespun Wisdom from the 'Oracle of Omaha'" by Amy Stone, BusinessWeek, June 05, 1999.

As an investor with small capital, one should prefer businesses that have high returns on capital and that require little incremental investment to grow.

Littles, Return, Investment

Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner.

Buffets, Ends, Owners

Stocks are the only thing that people are happy to buy when the price goes up.

People

The best education you can get is investing in yourself, and that doesn't mean college or university.

Mean, College, Investing

Sound investing can make you very wealthy if you're not in too big a hurry

Sound, Investing, Bigs

Cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day.

Curiosity, Littles, Strive

You can't make a good deal with a bad person.

Life, Generosity, Buffets

All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies.

Long, Investing, Good Times

If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.

Inspirational, Money, Buying Things

Never invest in a business you can't understand

Business, Investing, Buffets

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