Before you are old， attend as many funerals as you can bear， and listen. Nobody talks about the departed’s achievements. The only thing people will remember is what kind of person you were while you were achieving.
在你年老之前，尽可能多地参加你能承受的葬礼，并仔细倾听。没有人会谈论逝者的成就。人们唯一会记得的是你在取得成就时是个什么样的人。
（在购并General RE公司后，卖掉其所持有获利不菲价值四十六亿美金的美国零息公债后，债券仍持续大涨时，巴菲特淡淡地表示）
Geology doesn't compromise, and neither should our standards.