There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.

Quote by Warren Buffett

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Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.

Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.

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...

You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when...

You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when...

Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.

Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.

The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is...

The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is...

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...

I just think that - when a country needs more income and we do, we're...

I just think that - when a country needs more income and we do, we're...

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...

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

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

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.

Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said,...

Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said,...

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...

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.

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be...

If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be...

A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.

A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.

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...

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.

I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption...

I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption...

Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get...

Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get...

Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to...

Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to...