“The five ascending levels of intellect: Smart, Intelligent, Brilliant, Genius, Simple.”

— Albert Einstein

'Keep it simple.'

— Warren Buffett

'Even the intelligent investor is likely to need considerable willpower to keep from following the crowd.'

— Benjamin Graham

'The best opportunities are usually found among things most others won't do.'

— Howard Marks

Buffett when asked which 1 stock could overcome high inflation & difficult markets:

'I’ll tell you something even better than that one stock.

The best thing you can do is to be exceptionally good at something...

The best investment by far is anything that develops yourself.'

'It’s an easy game, if you can control your emotions.'

— Warren Buffett

'Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.'

— Unknown

'There's no shame in losing money on a stock. Everybody does it.

What is shameful is to hold on to a stock, or worse, to buy more of it when the fundamentals are deteriorating.'

— Peter Lynch

“To make money in the markets, you have to think independently and be humble.”

— Ray Dalio

'The only way to gain an edge is through long and hard work.'

— Li Lu

'My biggest investment mistakes were not buying enough of the ones that were really good...'

— Chuck Akre

“A great company keeps working when you’re not. It will eventually earn more and more and more while you’re just sitting and doing nothing. And a mediocre company won’t do that.

So you’re harnessing a long range force that will help you. It’s very important.”

— Charlie Munger

“A problem in many businesses, particularly the more bureaucratic ones: your employees retire, but they don’t tell you.”

— Charlie Munger

“A majority of life’s errors are caused by forgetting what one is really trying to do.”

— Charlie Munger

'If you are not aggressive, you are not going to make money, and if you are not defensive, you are not going to keep money.'

— Ray Dalio

'Read voraciously and wait patiently, and from time to time these amazing bets will present themselves.'

— Mohnish Pabrai

'The best way to minimize risk is to think.'

— Warren Buffett