巴菲特語錄?
——選自一本尚未在國內(nèi)出版的小書《巴菲特之Tao》(2006.12.26出版)?
嘎子翻譯?
You can't make a good deal with a bad person.?
和一個(gè)道德品質(zhì)敗壞的人,無法完成一樁好交易。?所以要避開和不信任的人做伙伴。如果你不信任一家公司就不應(yīng)該投資這家公司。
It's easier to stay out of trouble than it is to get out of trouble.?
與其殺死毒龍,不如避開毒龍。?為什么翻成毒龍?直譯是:避開麻煩比解決麻煩要容易。老巴還說過另一個(gè)很有趣的句子:如果你
在坑里就別再往下挖了。
The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do.?
市場就象上帝,只幫助那些努力的人;但與上帝不同,市場不會(huì)寬恕那些不清楚自己在干什么的人。?
My idea of a group decision is to look in the mirror.?
在我決策之前,我會(huì)掂量一下自己的分量(給自己準(zhǔn)確的定位,在自己的能力圈內(nèi)作判斷)。?
The reaction of weak management to weak operations is often weak accounting.?
對于企業(yè)而言,糟糕的運(yùn)作加上混亂的管理,結(jié)果常常是一筆糊涂帳。?
You can always juice sales by going down-market, but it's hard to go back upmarket.?
當(dāng)市場下跌時(shí),你輕易的將好東西打折變賣,但是一旦市場向上,再想買回來,難之又難。?
You have to think for yourself. It always amazes me how high-IQ people mindlessly imitate. I never get good ideas talking to other people.?
你必須獨(dú)立思考。我常常驚訝于:一些智商極高的人在市場上無意識的跟隨大眾,和這些人聊天對于我毫無益處。?
In looking for someone to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. But the most important is integrity because if they don't have that, the other two qualities, intelligence and energy, are going to kill you.?
在你雇傭人之前,你需要確認(rèn)他的三項(xiàng)素質(zhì):正直誠實(shí),聰明能干,精力充沛。但是最重要的是正直誠實(shí),因?yàn)槿绻徽闭\實(shí)而又具備了聰明能干和精力充沛,你的好日子也就到頭了。?就是做對的事情和把事情做對的概念。
Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.?
千萬不要問理發(fā)師是否需要理發(fā)。?
A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.?
一個(gè)公開的民意測驗(yàn)無法代替思考。?每天股市都是在做民意測驗(yàn)。
If you let yourself be undisciplined on the small things, you will probably be undisciplined on the large things as well.?
如果你在小事上無原則,那么大事上一樣沒有原則。?勿以惡小而為之。
The fact that people are full of greed, fear, or folly is predictable. The sequence is not predictable.?
人性的弱點(diǎn)總是充滿貪婪、恐懼或者是愚蠢,這是完全可以預(yù)測的,但是我們無法預(yù)測這種人性弱點(diǎn)的發(fā)生順序。?
We also believe candor benefits us as managers. The CEO who misleads others in public may eventually mislead himself in private.?
我相信,坦誠的公司的管理層會(huì)使投資人受益。那些在公開場所誤導(dǎo)別人的CEO最終會(huì)在私下里誤導(dǎo)自己。?
What we learn from history is that people don't learn from history.?
我在歷史中學(xué)到的唯一東西就是:大眾從未從歷史中汲取教訓(xùn)。?所以投資總是有機(jī)會(huì)的。
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