- Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
letter to partners, 20 January 1966, in Warren Buffett Speaks (2007)
- Be fearful when others are greedy, be greedy when others are fearful.
letter to shareholders 1986; L. A. Cunningham Essays of Warren Buffett (1998)
- Rule No 1: never lose money. Rule No 2: never forget rule No 1.
in Forbes 400 27 October 1986; Janet C. Lowe Warren Buffett Speaks (1997)
- Investment must be rational; if you can't understand it, don't do it.
usually quoted as ‘Never invest in a business you cannot understand’
in Forbes 400 21 October 1991
- It's only when the tide goes out that you learn who's been swimming naked.
at Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Omaha, 1993; Warren Buffet Speaks (1997)
- Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
in Omaha World-Herald 2 January 1994; Janet C. Lowe Warren Buffett Speaks (1997)
- A very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything but not enough to do nothing.
quoted in Fortune Magazine (online edition) 25 June 2006
FAQs
What was Warren Buffett's famous quote? ›
"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get."
What was Peter Lynch's famous quote? ›The person that turns over the most rocks wins the game. And that's always been my philosophy.
What was Warren Buffett's funny quote? ›You never know who's swimming naked until the tide goes out. You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.
What is Warren Buffett's golden rule? ›1 – Never lose money. Let's kick it off with some timeless advice from legendary investor Warren Buffett, who said “Rule No. 1 is never lose money.
What are Warren Buffett's 5 rules of investing? ›A: Five rules drawn from Warren Buffett's wisdom for potentially building wealth include investing for the long term, staying informed, maintaining a competitive advantage, focusing on quality, and managing risk.