It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.
Successful investing takes time, discipline and patience. No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.
It makes more sense to buy a wonderful business at a fair price than it does to buy a fair business at a wonderful price.
Our favorite holding period is forever.
October: This is one of the particularly dangerous months to invest in stocks. Other dangerous months are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.
There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it, and when he can.
Diversification is a protection against ignorance. It makes very little sense for those who know what they’re doing.
Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.
The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect. You need a temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the crowd or against the crowd.
The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money.
Never invest in a business you can’t understand.
