TheInspired Sage
Great Wall of China near Jinshanling
Wall Street & Finance✓ Verified source
“
Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good results.
Warren Buffett
— Warren Buffett
Investor, Berkshire Hathaway
As quoted in Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (1995), by Roger Lowenstein, p. 77

About this quote

Attributed to
Warren Buffett
Source
As quoted in Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (1995), by Roger Lowenstein, p. 77
Attribution status
✓ Verified source
Verification
Primary reference

Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · Portrait: Mark Hirschey (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Reflect

What would patience look like in your portfolio this month?

The Sage Challenge

Review one recurring expense and decide to keep, cut or renegotiate it.

Join to journal, save & shareCreate a share image

Watch & listen

Best Advice: Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger | Fortune

Fortune Magazine·Wall Street
Featured in one of the Sage books

Warren's Wisdom - Warren Buffett

InvestigativInvestor·Wall Street
Featured in one of the Sage books

Warren Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Investment Group | Terry Leadership Speaker Series

Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia·Wall Street
Featured in one of the Sage books

More from Warren Buffett & related wisdom

“Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives go…” — Warren Buffett · The Inspired Sage