Our favorite holding period is forever.

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Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them....

Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them....

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather...

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather...

Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.

Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

Only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down...

Only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down...

The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the...

The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the...

Beware of geeks bearing formulas.

Beware of geeks bearing formulas.

Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is...

Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is...

It's better to hang out with people better than you, ... Pick out associates whose...

It's better to hang out with people better than you, ... Pick out associates whose...

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior...

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people...

We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling...

We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people...

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long...

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long...

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results.

When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results.

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.

I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on...

I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on...

Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.

Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.

Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.

Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.