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“Read 500 pages like this every day. That's how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.” — Warren Buffett

Context:On how to become a better investor, he pointed to a stack of annual reports.

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“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” — Charles Spurgeon

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“Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it.” — Jonathan Swift

Source:The Examiner, 1710

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“All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.” — Blaise Pascal

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“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.” — Bill Gates

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“If you're not confused, I don't think you understand.” — Charlie Munger

Context:Regarding the economy's performance after the financial crisis.

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“Focus on not getting beat by the market before you think about trying to beat it.” — Morgan Housel

Source:http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/12/12/122-thin...

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“There are two ways to think about what money buys. There's the standard of living, which can be measured in dollars, and there's the quality of your life, which can't be measured at all.” — Bill Bonner

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“History doesn't crawl; it leaps.” — Nassim Taleb

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“Save a little bit of money each month, and at the end of the year you'll be surprised at how little you still have.”

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