Check out the best Charlie Munger quotes that inspire success in business, personal growth, and decision-making. His timeless wisdom and practical insights have guided countless individuals toward achieving their goals with patience, ethics, and a focus on continuous learning.
Charlie Munger is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist, best known as the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and the closest partner and right-hand man of Warren Buffett.
Born on January 1, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, Munger is celebrated for his brilliant intellect, investment acumen, and ethical approach to investing.
Before his illustrious investment career, Munger studied at the University of Michigan and later earned a law degree from Harvard Law School, graduating without an undergraduate degree.
After practicing law, he transitioned into investing, where his keen analytical skills and deep understanding of businesses brought him great success.
He is often credited as the “architect” of Berkshire Hathaway’s modern business philosophy, which emphasizes long-term value investing, ethical business practices, and integrity.
Beyond his professional achievements, Charlie Munger is also known for his philanthropic efforts. He has donated significant contributions to educational institutions and other charitable causes, reflecting his commitment to giving back to society.
Below are the most famous Charlie Munger quotes that can help you transform your approach to life and success.
Top 10 Charlie Munger Quotes
- “Take a simple idea, and take it seriously.” — Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger Quotes - “Opportunity comes to the prepared mind.” — Charlie Munger
Famous Quotes By Charlie Munger - “Go to bed smarter than when you woke up.” — Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger Sayings - “People calculate too much and think too little.” — Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger Quotations - “The best armour of old age is a well-spent life preceding it.” — Charlie Munger
- “The big money is not in the buying or selling, but in the waiting.” — Charlie Munger
Best Charlie Munger Quotes - “Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant.” — Charlie Munger
Quotes From Charlie Munger - “Spend each day trying to be a little wise than you were when you wake up.” — Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger - “The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.” — Charlie Munger
Inspirational Charlie Munger Quotes - “A lot of people with high IQs are terrible investors because they’ve got terrible temperaments.” — Charlie Munger
Best Charlie Munger Quotes On Life, Learning, & Success
- “I don’t know how to get smart without reading a lot.” — Charlie Munger
- “What are the secret of success?- one word answer: “rational.”” — Charlie Munger
- “It’s not supposed to be easy. Anyone who finds it easy is stupid.” — Charlie Munger
- “All I want to know is where I’m going to die so I’ll never go there.” — Charlie Munger
- “It’s the work on your desk. Do well with what you already have and more will come in.” — Charlie Munger
- “If something is too hard, we move on to something else. What could be simpler than that?” — Charlie Munger
- “I think that every time you see the word EBITDA, you should substitute the words “bullshit earnings.” — Charlie Munger
- “Remember that reputation and integrity are your most valuable assets—and can be lost in a heartbeat.” — Charlie Munger
- “The iron rule of nature is: you get what you reward for. If you want ants to come, you put sugar on the floor.” — Charlie Munger
- “Most people are too fretful; they worry too much. Success means being very patient, but aggressive when it’s time.” — Charlie Munger
- “Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day.” — Charlie Munger
- “There is no better teacher than history in determining the future… There are answers worth billions of dollars in 30$ history book.” — Charlie Munger
- “To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. The world is not yet a crazy enough place to reward a whole bunch of undeserving people.” — Charlie Munger
- “The great algorithm to remember in dealing with this tendency is simple: an idea or a fact is not worth more merely because it’s easily available to you.” — Charlie Munger
- “Three rules for a career: Don’t sell anything you wouldn’t buy yourself. Don’t work for anyone you don’t respect and admire. Work only with people you enjoy.” — Charlie Munger
- “A man does not deserve huge amounts of pay for creating tiny spreads on huge amounts of money. Any idiot can do it. And, as a matter of fact, many idiots do do it.” — Charlie Munger
- “Acquire worldly wisdom and adjust your behavior accordingly. If your new behavior gives you a little temporary unpopularity with your peer group…then to hell with them.” — Charlie Munger
- “Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Day by day, and at the end of the day-if you live long enough-like most people, you will get out of life what you deserve.” — Charlie Munger
- “We all are learning, modifying, or destroying ideas all the time. Rapid destruction of your ideas when the time is right is one of the most valuable qualities you can acquire. You must force yourself to consider arguments on the other side.” — Charlie Munger
- “In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time none, zero. You’d be amazed at how much Warren reads–and at how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I’m a book with a couple of legs sticking out.” — Charlie Munger
Famous Quotes By Charlie Munger
- “I’m optimistic about life. If I can be optimistic when I’m nearly dead, surely the rest of you can handle a little inflation.” — Charlie Munger
- “It takes character to sit with all that cash and to do nothing. I didn’t get top where I am by going after mediocre opportunities.” — Charlie Munger
- “Envy is a really stupid sin because it’s the only one you could never possibly have any fun at. There’s a lot of pain and no fun. Why would you want to get on that trolley?” — Charlie Munger
- “I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out. I don’t believe in just sitting down and trying to dream it all up yourself. Nobody’s that smart.” — Charlie Munger
- “We both (Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett) insist on a lot of time being available almost every day to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. We read and think.” — Charlie Munger
- “If you don’t get this elementary, but mildly unnatural, mathematics of elementary probability into your repertoire, then you go through a long life like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.” — Charlie Munger
- “I’m not entitled to have an opinion unless I can state the arguments against my position better than the people who are in opposition. I think that I am qualified to speak only when I’ve reached that state.” — Charlie Munger
- “Opportunity cost is a huge filter in life. If you’ve got two suitors who are really eager to have you and one is way the hell better than the other, you do not have to spend much time with the other. And that’s the way we filter out buying opportunities.” — Charlie Munger
- “I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up and boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you.” — Charlie Munger
- “Man’s imperfect, limited-capacity brain easily drifts into working with what’s easily available to it. The brain can’t use what it can’t remember or when it’s blocked from recognizing because it’s heavily influenced by one or more psychological tendencies bearing strongly on it … the deep structure of the human mind requires that the way to full scope competency of virtually any kind is to learn it all to fluency—like it or not.” — Charlie Munger
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