Average Quote by Benjamin Graham

The true secret of success in the investment and speculative world is not so much which good securities to buy, but rather which investments…

— Morton Shulman

Investors believe in the best possible outcome.

— James Cook

Much success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors cannot resist the temptation to constantly buy and sell.

— Warren Buffett

An investment said to have an 80% chance of success sounds far more attractive than one with a 20% chance of failure. The mind…

— Daniel Kahneman

Many investors prefer comfort, chasing what is popular and loved, rather than pursuing what is out of favor. The markets do not reward comfort.

— Robert D. Arnott

In the long term, improving investor confidence is a marathon, not a sprint.

— John Gavin

The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect. You need a temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the…

— Warren Buffett

All an investor can do is follow a consistently disciplined and rigorous approach; over time the returns will come

— Seth Klarman

The trick of successful investors is to sell when they want to, not when they have to.

— Seth Klarman

My experience is that very few people have what it takes to be a successful investor, as I discussed in The Arrogance of Stock…

— Whitney Tilson

Look: invest in what you understand, what's foreseeably going to offer real value and returns, not necessarily what's trendy.

— Donald Trump, Jr

Outperforming the majority of investors requires doing what they are not doing. Buying when others have despaired, and selling when they are full of…

— John Templeton