The best investors in the world

1 important lesson from each

• Warren Buffett
• Peter Lynch
• Terry Smith
• Joel Greenblatt
• Benjamin Graham
• Li Lu
• John Templeton
• Mohnish Pabrai
• Jack Bogle
• Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
• Charlie Munger

Rule No. 1 is never lose money. Rule No. 2 is never forget Rule No. 1.

- Warren Buffett

If you invest $1,000 in a stock, all you can lose is $1,000, but you stand to gain $10,000 or even $50,000 over time if you're patient.

- Peter Lynch

Investing can be very simple: buy good companies, don't overpay and do nothing.

- Terry Smith

The secret to successful investing is relatively simple: Figure out the value of something and then pay a lot less.

- Joel Greenblatt

In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.

- Benjamin Graham

Being a value investor means you look at the downside before looking at the upside.

- Li Lu

If you want to become really wealthy, you must have your money work for you.

- John Templeton

I'm a shameless copycat. Everything in my life is cloned… I have no original ideas.

- Mohnish Pabrai

Time is your friend; impulse is your enemy.

- John Bogle

You know, a balance-sheet is like a bikini, it shows more but it hides what is vital.

- Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

The big money is not in the buying or selling, but in the waiting.

- Charlie Munger