Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. That's not just a catchy slogan. It's the very essence of successful investing.

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"If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars."

- J. Paul Getty

Awareness

"Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?"

- J. Paul Getty

Awareness

"Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil."

- J. Paul Getty

Success

"Formula for Success: Rise Early, Work Hard, Strike Oil."

- J. Paul Getty

Success

"The employer generally gets the employees he deserves."

- J. Paul Getty

Leadership

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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 to be very intelligent."

- Charlie Munger

Wisdom

"So be careful to live your life wisely, not foolishly."

Wisdom

"In old age is wisdom; understanding in a long life."

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"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."

- Bridger Winegar

Wisdom

"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

- Zimbabwean Proverb

Wisdom