giofranchi Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I would like to start this thread, in which anyone can post interesting thoughts they have happened to read. I think few are the truly memorable sentences in a book. Even a book we have liked very much! If everyone on this board might be willing to share those sentences which have most resonated with her/him, I think all of us cannot but benefit a lot! First by those useful ideas themselves, and second by the reading suggestion that follows as a consequence. So, here is one to start: We are not rich because we have a lot of money. We are rich because we have few needs. --Armando Fuentes Aguirre “El Catón” (The Wise Man) [amazonsearch]Thrive, Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way[/amazonsearch] by Dan Buettner. Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 If a business earns 18% on capital over twenty or thirty years, even if you pay an expensive looking price, you'll end up with one hell of a result. —Charlie Munger Nothing new, of course... But find a very good presentation in attachment! :) Cheers, Gio IIM_Ranchi_Lecture.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawn619 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 "Mo Money, Mo Problems." -Notorious B.I.G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Hockers Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 "Mo Money, Mo Problems." -Notorious B.I.G. Technically, he never says this in the song. So not his quote. Sorry, it's Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widenthemoat Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. [amazonsearch]How to Win Friends & Influence People[/amazonsearch] - Dale Carnegie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalchief Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 "Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still." - Dave Ramsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzCactus Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants---Isaac Newton. I like this one because pretty much anyone in this forum owes some of their successes to the experiences/lessons of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
investor-man Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants---Isaac Newton. I like this one because pretty much anyone in this forum owes some of their successes to the experiences/lessons of others. Heh what I like about this quote is it's really an insult, but nobody knows it. The quote comes from a letter Newton wrote to Robert Hooke, who was very short and hunchback. The two of them had a rivalry and were arguing over who deserved credit for some optics discoveries. Hooke wanted some credit, but Newton was basically saying the credit is due to the work of others (giants), not Hooke (short hunchback). So this "inspirational" quote is really a big "f*ck you". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomep Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I really took this to heart: never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience, mark twain. But it is so hard to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalchief Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I really took this to heart: never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience, mark twain. But it is so hard to do! +1 :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Lost time is never found again. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steph Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 "It is better to ask your wife for forgiveness than for permission." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 "You make most of your money in a bear market, you just don't realize it at the time" Shelby Cullom Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrofan Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I really took this to heart: never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience, mark twain. But it is so hard to do! +1 love it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilermaker75 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 “More than any time in history mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction. Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly,” Woody Allen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysinvert Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 "The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can't always depend on their accuracy" Abraham Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopheles Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 "The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can't always depend on their accuracy" Abraham Lincoln LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilermaker75 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 "It is better to ask your wife for forgiveness than for permission." It's better she never finds out.. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkhet Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 From one of the Noble Prize winners in economics upon going from academia to investing: "The view from the Hudson is different than the view from the Charles." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One World Trader Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 "Pay yourself first" -The Richest Man In Babylon - George Clason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 You don’t stop running because you get old. You get old because you stop running. --the Demon Jack Kirk – a.k.a. “the Dipsea Demon” – was still running the hellacious Dipsea Trail Race at age ninety-six. The race begins with a 671-step Cliffside climb, which means a man nearly half as old as America was climbing a fifty-story staircase before running into the woods. --[amazonsearch]Born to Run[/amazonsearch] by Christopher McDougall He who loves his body more than Dominion over the empire Can be given custody of the empire. --Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching Last Saturday I ran 10 km in 50 minutes, and I could have run longer… Who on the board does better than me? ;D ;) Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilermaker75 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Last Saturday I ran 10 km in 50 minutes, and I could have run longer… Who on the board does better than me? ;D ;) Cheers, Gio Not me! Running is not a big part of my workouts, I worry about the toll it might take on my legs. I will run a couple of times a week for 5 minutes at the end of my 60 minute workouts. That is mainly so if I really had to run I might be able to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writser Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 "There are more idiots in the stock market than I previously thought. And I had low expectations.” - S. Biglari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 "There are more idiots in the stock market than I previously thought. And I had low expectations.” - S. Biglari. +1! ;) Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petec Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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