“It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid instead of trying to be very intelligent.”
"Recognize reality even when you don’t like it— especially when you don’t like it."
- Charlie Munger
Awareness
"Don’t drift into self-pity because it doesn’t solve any problems. Generally speaking, envy, resentment, revenge, and self-pity are disastrous modes of thought."
- Charlie Munger
Self-awareness
"The big money is not in the buying or selling, but in the waiting."
- Charlie Munger
Success
"If I can be optimistic when I’m nearly dead, surely the rest of you can handle a little inflation."
- Charlie Munger
Optimism
"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent."
- Charlie Munger
Wisdom
"We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them."
- Albert Einstein
Insight
"Vision is not what your eyes see, but an image that your brain comprehends."
- Touko Aozaki
Insight
"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits."
- Albert Einstein
Insight
"Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring: ‘How to Build a Boat.’"
- Steven Wright
Insight
"The shell of an oyster only hides the pearl inside."
- Jack
Insight