We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.

Quote by Warren Buffett

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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.

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...

The only time to buy these is on a day with no y in it.

The only time to buy these is on a day with no y in it.

You see many stars at night in the sky but find them not when the...

You see many stars at night in the sky but find them not when the...

Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.

Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.

Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.

Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.

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...

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...

Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.

Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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 takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If...

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If...

You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is...

You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is...

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

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

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...

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.