I've seen very few people in the world accomplish anything unless they were optimists.

All successful investment involves trying to get into something where it's worth more than you're paying. That's what successful investing is.

An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.

Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good results.

I find that the more generous I am, the more I get in return, and the more I get in return, the more generous I am.

Success in investing doesn't correlate with I.Q. Once you are above the level of 125; once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing.