The investor's chief problem - and even his worst enemy - is likely to be himself.
Knowing what you don't know is more useful than being brilliant.
And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by idiots.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
People's ability to understand the factors that affect their behavior is surprisingly poor.
In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels.
If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.
In the middle of a crucial conversation, we tend to do the exact opposite of what works.
When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity.
Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.
To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.
He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.
The ego we see most commonly goes by a more common name: insecurity.
The mind is divided, like a rider on an elephant, and the rider's job is to serve the elephant.
