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“Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.”

Source: Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ...

“Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.”

Source: Trump: The Art of the Deal

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.”

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Book:Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha

Source: Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha

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

“It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.”

“Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.”

“You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.”

“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.”

Source: Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha

“It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.”

Source: Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha

“Our favorite holding period is forever.”

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Book:The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)

Source: The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)

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

Source: Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha

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

“You don't need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with 130 IQ.”

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Author:Warren Buffett

“I have pledged - to you, the rating agencies and myself - to always run Berkshire with more than ample cash. We never want to count on the kindness of strangers in order to meet tomorrow's obligations. When forced to choose, I will not trade even a night's sleep for the chance of extra profits.”

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Author:Warren Buffett

“The best thing that happens to us is when a great company gets into temporary trouble...We want to buy them when they're on the operating table.”

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Author:Warren Buffett

“When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.”

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Book:The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)

Source: The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)

“I try to buy stock in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them. Because sooner or later, one will.”

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Author:Warren Buffett

“Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies. And if they insist on trying to time their participation in equities, they should try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful.”

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Author:Warren Buffett

“Our approach is very much profiting from lack of change rather than from change. With Wrigley chewing gum, it's the lack of change that appeals to me. I don't think it is going to be hurt by the Internet. That's the kind of business I like.”

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Author:Warren Buffett