"I think the leading cause of financial disablement is the belief that you can rely on the experts to help you. Investing requires an intense personal involvement."
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"Look for companies with high profit margins."
"Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing."
"Timing the market is a fools game, whereas time in the market is your greatest natural advantage."
"There is a close logical connection between the concept of a safety margin and the principle of diversification."
"In my view, investing in public libraries is an investment in the nation's future."
"Activity is the enemy of investment returns."
"A very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything, but not enough to do nothing."
"There is nothing wrong with changing a plan when the situation has changed."
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. When it comes to investing, nothing will pay off more than educating yourself. Do the necessary research, study and analysis before making any investment decisions."
"The essence of investment management is the management of risks, not the management of returns."
"Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good results."
"You hear all this whining going on, "Where are our great writers?" The thing I might feel doleful about is: Where are the readers?"
"If you invest in a girl or a woman, you are investing in everybody else."
"Investing is most intelligent when it is most businesslike."
"Always buy your straw hats in the Winter"
"We define a bargain issue as one which, on the basis of facts established by analysis, appears to be worth considerably more that it is selling for."
"You know ... you keep doing the same things and you keep getting the same result over and over again."
"Stop trying to predict the direction of the stock market, the economy or elections."
"Never buy a stock because it has gone up or sell one because it has gone down."