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One of the ironies of the stock market is the emphasis on activity. Brokers, using terms such as 'marketability' and 'liquidity,' sing the praises of companies with high share turnover... but investors should understand that what is good for the croupier is not good for the customer. A hyperactive stock market is the pick pocket of enterprise.

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Turnarounds seldom turn.

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If you expect to continue to purchase stocks throughout your life, you should welcome price declines as a way to add stocks more cheaply to your portfolio.

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The Stock Market is designed to transfer money from the Active to the Patient.

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We like to buy businesses, but we don't like to sell them.

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If you can eliminate the government as a 39.6% partner, then you will be much better off.

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Remember that the stock market is manic-depressive.

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Much success can be attributed to inactivity. Most investors cannot resist the temptation to constantly buy and sell.

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When investing, pessimism is your friend, euphoria the enemy.

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Is management candid with the shareholders?

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Investing requires qualities of temperament way more than it requires qualities of intellect.

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In a commodity business, it's very hard to be smarter than your dumbest competitor.

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Growth and value investing are joined at the hip.

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Long ago, Ben Graham taught me that "Price is what you pay; value is what you get." Whether we're talking about socks or stocks, I like buying quality merchandise when it is marked down.

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Risk can be greatly reduced by concentrating on only a few holdings.

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A prediction about the direction of the stock market tells you nothing about where stocks are headed, but a whole lot about the person doing the predicting.

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Investing is forgoing consumption now in order to have the ability to consume more at a later date.

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All jobs are created in direct proportion to the amount of capital employed.

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Traditional wisdom is long on tradition and short on wisdom.

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Always invest for the long term.

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