Naval Ravikant Quotes

“A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought, they must be earned.”

“Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.”

“Escape competition through authenticity.”

“Specific knowledge is found by pursuing your genuine curiosity and passion rather than whatever is hot right now.”

“Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable.”

“Specific knowledge cannot be taught, but it can be learned.”

“Specific knowledge is knowledge you cannot be trained for.”

“The most important skill for getting rich is becoming a perpetual learner.”

“Free education is abundant, all over the Internet. It’s the desire to learn that’s scarce.”

“Embrace accountability and take business risks under your own name.”

“Play long-term games with long-term people.”

“All the returns in life, whether in wealth, relationships, or knowledge, come from compound interest.”

“Reading is faster than listening. Doing is faster than watching.”

“Never automate something that can be eliminated, and never delegate something that can be automated.”

“Set and enforce an aspirational personal hourly rate. If fixing a problem will save less than your hourly rate, ignore it. If outsourcing a task will cost less than your hourly rate, outsource it.”

“Stamina is the comfort with being uncomfortable.”

“If you want to save the world, save your little corner of the world.”

“If you secretly despise wealth, it will elude you.”

“Earn with your mind, not your time.”

“You're not going to get rich renting out your time.”

“Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep.”