Luckily, I got at a very early age the idea that the safest way to try and get what you want is to try and deserve what you want. It's such a simple idea. It's the golden rule so to speak. You want to deliver to the world what you would buy if you were on the other end. There is no ethos, in my opinion, that is better for any lawyer or any other person to have.
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Charlie Munger
Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 1978–2023
United States · b. 1924
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Was vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway from 1978 until his death in 2023, and chairman of Wesco Financial and the Daily Journal Corporation. Trained as a lawyer at Harvard Law School and practised in Los Angeles before moving into investment.
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Every mischance in life was an opportunity to learn something and your duty was not to be submerged in self-pity, but to utilize the terrible blow in a constructive fashion.
wisdom acquisition is a moral duty. It’s not something you do just to advance in life. Wisdom acquisition is a moral duty.
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