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> [Just because you buy a stock and it goes up does not mean you are right. Just because you buy a stock and it goes down does not mean you are wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/just-because-you-buy-a-stock-and-it-goes-up-does-not-mean-you-are/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

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> [You should not buy a stock because it's cheap but because you know a lot about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/you-should-not-buy-a-stock-because-it-s-cheap-but-because-you-know-a/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

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## More by Peter Lynch

> [If a picture is worth a thousand words, in business, so is a number.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-in-business-so-is-a-number/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [“The old Wall Street adage "never invest in anything that eats or needs repairs" may apply to racehorses, but it's malarkey when it comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/the-old-wall-street-adage-never-invest-in-anything-that-eats-or-needs/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [You just don't know when you can find the bottom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/you-just-don-t-know-when-you-can-find-the-bottom/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [I think you have to learn that there's a company behind every stock, and that there's only one real reason why stocks go up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/i-think-you-have-to-learn-that-there-s-a-company-behind-every-stock/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [If you're prepared to invest in a company, then you ought to be able to explain why in simple language that a fifth grader…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/if-you-re-prepared-to-invest-in-a-company-then-you-ought-to-be-able/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [“In other words, I continue to think like an amateur as frequently as possible. GOING IT ALONE”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/in-other-words-i-continue-to-think-like-an-amateur-as-frequently-as/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [Absent a lot of surprises, stocks are relatively predictable over twenty years. As to whether they're going to be higher or lower in two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/absent-a-lot-of-surprises-stocks-are-relatively-predictable-over/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [A lot of people got in at the wrong time. A lot of people did very well and some people said, "This is it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/a-lot-of-people-got-in-at-the-wrong-time-a-lot-of-people-did-very/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [All you need for a lifetime of successful investing is a few big winners, and the pluses from those will overwhelm the minuses from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/all-you-need-for-a-lifetime-of-successful-investing-is-a-few-big/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [Owning stocks is like having children - don't get involved with more than you can handle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/owning-stocks-is-like-having-children-don-t-get-involved-with-more/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [When you sell in desperation, you always sell cheap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/when-you-sell-in-desperation-you-always-sell-cheap/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [“Remember, things are never clear until it’s too late.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/remember-things-are-never-clear-until-it-s-too-late/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [Long-term investing has gotten so popular, it's easier to admit you're a crack addict than to admit you're a short-term investor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/long-term-investing-has-gotten-so-popular-it-s-easier-to-admit-you-re/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [Don't bottom fish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/don-t-bottom-fish/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

> [It would be wonderful if we could avoid the setbacks with timely exits, but nobody has figured out how to predict them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lynch/it-would-be-wonderful-if-we-could-avoid-the-setbacks-with-timely/)

[Peter Lynch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lynch/)

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