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Money Quotes by Warren Buffett

100 Money quotes by Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett says money should be a by‑product of a bigger purpose, not the goal itself. He advises to save first, then spend, and reminds us that wealth doesn't buy health or love. He also points out that history alone can't teach the game of money.

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We continue to make more money when snoring than when active.

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Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money.

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

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The ability to say no is a tremendous advantage for an investor.

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It's easier to create money than to spend it.

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The rich invest in time, the poor invest in money.

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Investing is simple, but not easy.

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Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.

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It’s not that I want money. It’s the fun of making money and watching it grow.

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Making money isn't the backbone of our guiding purpose; it is the by-product of our guiding purpose.

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Asking for financial advice from a financial planner is like asking a barber if you need a hair cut.

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

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Paradoxically, when 'dumb' money acknowledges its limitations, it ceases to be dumb.

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

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Take the job you would take if you were independently wealthy. You're going to do well at it.

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Sound investing can make you very wealthy if you're not in too big a hurry

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If you're extremely rich, and you have got children, my theory was, you give them enough so they can do anything, but…

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You really don't need leverage in this world much. If you're smart, you're going to make a lot of money without borrowing.…

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I never attempt to make money on the stock market. I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the…

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I've seen more people fail because of liquor and leverage -- leverage being borrowed money. You really don't need leverage in this…

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“I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. You try to be greedy when others are fearful. And…

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In the financial markets I find it easy to predict what will happen and very difficult to predict when it will happen.…

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We need to throw the resources at this that are necessary. But like I say, we are not spending money. I mean,…

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The one piece of advice I can give you is, do what turns you on. Do something that if you had all…

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It is unquestionably true that the investment companies have their money more conventionally invested than we do. To many people conventionality is…

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When somebody makes it very easy for you to do it by saying you don't really have to put up my money,…

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The much-maligned idle rich have received a bad rap: They have maintained their wealth while many There is scarcely an instance of…

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The major asset in this category is gold, currently a huge favorite of investors who fear almost all other assets, especially paper…

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I may have more money than you, but money doesn't make the difference. If there is any difference between you and me,…

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So some guy may know how to make money in cocoa beans, but I don't so I just let him have that.…

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There's always a mismatch. I mean, you know, as the economy evolves, it reallocates resources. Now, the real problem, in my view,…

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The line separating investment and speculation, which is never bright and clear, becomes blurred still further when most market participants have recently…

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“I don't have a problem with guilt about money. The way I see it is that my money represents an enormous number…

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I'm putting all my money in the Chinese toy market.

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If you cannot control your emotions, you cannot control your money.

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If knowing history made you rich, librarians would be billionaires.

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We will only do with your money what we would do with our own.

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A fool and his money are soon invited everywhere.

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Money is not everything. Make sure you earn a lot before speaking such nonsense.

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Wall Street makes its money on activity. You make your money on inactivity.

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