Warren Buffett Quotes

“Cash combined with courage in a time of crisis is priceless.”

“Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving”

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

“If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.”

“If you’ve been playing poker for half an hour and you still don’t know who the patsy is, you’re the patsy.”

“Speculation is most dangerous when it looks easiest.”

“Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money.”

“Having a large amount of leverage is like driving a car with a dagger on the steering wheel pointed at your heart. If you do that, you will be a better driver. There will be fewer accidents but when they happen, they will be fatal.”

“It is impossible to unsign a contract, so do all your thinking before you sign.”

“I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars; I look for 1-foot bars that I can step over.”

“Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble”

“Don't pass up something that's attractive today because you think you will find something better tomorrow.”

“Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends.”

“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”

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

“I want employees to ask themselves whether they are willing to have any contemplated act appear the next day on the front page of their local paper.”

“Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business.”

“When hiring, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you.”

“If you lose money for the firm, I will be forgiving. If you lose reputation, I will be ruthless.”

“Trust is like the air we breathe – when it’s present, nobody really notices; when it’s absent, everybody notices.”

“When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.”

“In business, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”

“If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.”

“Never depend on a single income. Make investments to create a second source.”

“Time is the friend of the wonderful business, the enemy of the mediocre”

“Millionaires don't rely on a single source of income.”

“The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth.”

“Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make.”

“Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.”

“Well, I think the biggest mistake is not learning the habits of saving properly early. Because saving is a habit. And then, trying to get rich quick. It’s pretty easy to get well-to-do slowly. But it’s not easy to get rich quick.”