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title: "27 Trying Quotes By Charlie Munger"
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> [Forgetting your mistakes is a terrible error if you are trying to improve your cognition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/forgetting-your-mistakes-is-a-terrible-error-if-you-are-trying-to/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [Financial institutions make us nervous when they're trying to do well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/financial-institutions-make-us-nervous-when-they-re-trying-to-do-well/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [We try more to profit from always remembering the obvious than from grasping the esoteric.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/we-try-more-to-profit-from-always-remembering-the-obvious-than-from/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/spend-each-day-trying-to-be-a-little-wiser-than-you-were-when-you/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [Let me know what your problem is, and I will try to make it more difficult for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/let-me-know-what-your-problem-is-and-i-will-try-to-make-it-more/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [Trying to prioritize among things we're unlikely to do is pretty fruitless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/trying-to-prioritize-among-things-we-re-unlikely-to-do-is-pretty/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [How do you compete against a true fanatic? You can only try to build the best possible moat and continuously attempt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/how-do-you-compete-against-a-true-fanatic-you-can-only-try-to-build/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [I try to get rid of people who always confidently answer questions about which they don't have any real knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/i-try-to-get-rid-of-people-who-always-confidently-answer-questions/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [Like the stocks of both Berkshire and Wesco to trade within hailing distance of what we think of as intrinsic value. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/like-the-stocks-of-both-berkshire-and-wesco-to-trade-within-hailing/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [The game of investing is one of making better predictions about the future than other people. How are you going to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/the-game-of-investing-is-one-of-making-better-predictions-about-the/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [To atone, I teach and try to set an example... I love spreading this stuff around. Just because it's trite doesn't mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/to-atone-i-teach-and-try-to-set-an-example-i-love-spreading-this/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out. I don't believe in just sitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/i-believe-in-the-discipline-of-mastering-the-best-that-other-people/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [The safest way to try to get what you want is to try to deserve what you want. It's such a simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/the-safest-way-to-try-to-get-what-you-want-is-to-try-to-deserve-what/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [I think track records are very important. If you start early trying to have a perfect one in some simple thing like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/i-think-track-records-are-very-important-if-you-start-early-trying-to/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/it-is-remarkable-how-much-long-term-advantage-people-like-us-have/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [I believe Costco does more for civilization than the Rockefeller Foundation. I think it's a better place. You get a bunch of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/i-believe-costco-does-more-for-civilization-than-the-rockefeller/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [ Chris Davis \[of the Davisfunds\] has a temple of shame. He celebrates the things they did that lost them a lot of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/chris-davis-of-the-davisfunds-has-a-temple-of-shame-he-celebrates-the/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [We get these questions a lot from the enterprising young. It's a very intelligent question: You look at some old guy who's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/we-get-these-questions-a-lot-from-the-enterprising-young-it-s-a-very/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [You must know the big ideas in the big disciplines, and use them routinely - all of them, not just a few.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/you-must-know-the-big-ideas-in-the-big-disciplines-and-use-them/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [Every business tries to turn this year's success into next year's greater success. It's hard for me to see why Microsoft is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/every-business-tries-to-turn-this-year-s-success-into-next-year-s/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [If you're going to be an investor, you're going to make some investments where you don't have all the experience you need.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/if-you-re-going-to-be-an-investor-you-re-going-to-make-some/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [Tthe first rule is that you can't really know anything if you just remember isolated facts and try and bang 'em back.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/tthe-first-rule-is-that-you-can-t-really-know-anything-if-you-just/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [Obviously if you want to get good at something which is competitive, you have to think about it and practice a lot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/obviously-if-you-want-to-get-good-at-something-which-is-competitive/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [It's in the nature of stock markets to go way down from time to time. There's no system to avoid bad markets.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/it-s-in-the-nature-of-stock-markets-to-go-way-down-from-time-to-time/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [I got at a very early age, the idea that the safest way to try and get what you want, is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/i-got-at-a-very-early-age-the-idea-that-the-safest-way-to-try-and-get/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [...in terms of business mistakes that I've seen over a long lifetime, I would say that trying to minimize taxes too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/in-terms-of-business-mistakes-that-i-ve-seen-over-a-long-lifetime-i/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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> [A lot of people think if you just had more process and more compliance -- checks and doublechecks and so forth --…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/a-lot-of-people-think-if-you-just-had-more-process-and-more/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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## Other authors on Trying

## More by Charlie Munger

> [Almost all good businesses engage in 'pain today, gain tomorrow' activities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/almost-all-good-businesses-engage-in-pain-today-gain-tomorrow/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [If you want good behavior, don't pay on a commission basis. Our judges aren't paid so much a case. We keep them pretty well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/if-you-want-good-behavior-don-t-pay-on-a-commission-basis-our-judges/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [Acquire worldly wisdom and adjust your behavior accordingly. If your new behavior gives you a little temporary unpopularity with your peer group then to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/acquire-worldly-wisdom-and-adjust-your-behavior-accordingly-if-your/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [I think time and time again, in reality, psychological notions and economic notions interplay, and the man who doesn't understand both is a damned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/i-think-time-and-time-again-in-reality-psychological-notions-and/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [I have what I call an iron prescription that helps me keep sane when I naturally drift toward preferring one ideology over another and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/i-have-what-i-call-an-iron-prescription-that-helps-me-keep-sane-when/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [The tax code gives you an enormous advantage if you can find some things you can just sit with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/the-tax-code-gives-you-an-enormous-advantage-if-you-can-find-some/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [The great lesson in microeconomics is to discriminate between when technology is going to help you and when it's going to kill you. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/the-great-lesson-in-microeconomics-is-to-discriminate-between-when/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [Some years ago one oil company bought a fertilizer company, and every other major oil company practically ran out and bought a fertilizer company.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/some-years-ago-one-oil-company-bought-a-fertilizer-company-and-every/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [ They \[Mc Donalds\] take people and give them a first job, which enables them to get a second job. They do a very good… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/they-mc-donalds-take-people-and-give-them-a-first-job-which-enables/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [What good is envy? It’s the one sin you can’t have any fun at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/what-good-is-envy-it-s-the-one-sin-you-can-t-have-any-fun-at/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [We believe that almost all really good investment records will involve relatively little diversification. The basic idea that it was hard to find good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/we-believe-that-almost-all-really-good-investment-records-will/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [It is way less certain to be a wonderful business in the future. The threat is alternative mediums of information. Every newspaper is scrambling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/it-is-way-less-certain-to-be-a-wonderful-business-in-the-future-the/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [In the corporate world, if you have analysts, due diligence, and no horse sense, you've just described hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/in-the-corporate-world-if-you-have-analysts-due-diligence-and-no/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [We have to have a special insight, or we'll put it in the 'too tough' basket. All of you have to look for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/we-have-to-have-a-special-insight-or-we-ll-put-it-in-the-too-tough/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

> [I've heard that one-half of the students at elite schools want to go into private equity or hedge funds. They want to keep up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/i-ve-heard-that-one-half-of-the-students-at-elite-schools-want-to-go/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

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                        "text": "We get these questions a lot from the enterprising young. It's a very intelligent question: You look at some old guy who's rich and you ask, 'How can I become like you, except faster?' Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Discharge your duties faithfully and well. Step by step you get ahead, but not necessarily in fast spurts. But you build discipline by preparing for fast spurts... Slug it out one inch at a time, day by day, at the end of the day -- if you live long enough -- most people get what they deserve.",
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                        "text": "Every business tries to turn this year's success into next year's greater success. It's hard for me to see why Microsoft is sinful to do this. If it's a sin, then I hope all of Berkshire Hathaway's subsidiaries are sinners. Someone whose salary is paid by U.S.taxpayers is happy to dramatically weaken the one place where we're winning big?!",
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                        "text": "...in terms of business mistakes that I've seen over a long lifetime, I would say that trying to minimize taxes too much is one of the great standard causes of really dumb mistakes. I see terrible mistakes from people being overly motivated by tax considerations. Warren and I personally don't drill oil wells. We pay our taxes. And we've done pretty well, so far. Anytime somebody offers you a tax shelter from here on in life, my advice would be don't buy it.",
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