See's candy company was the first high-quality business we ever bought.
It's a good habit to trumpet your failures and be quiet about your successes.
Berkshireis in the business of making easy predictions If a deal looks too hard, the partners simply shelve it.
Remember that reputation and integrity are your most valuable assets - and can be lost in a heartbeat.
It's not supposed to be easy. Anyone who finds it easy is stupid.
In the corporate world, if you have analysts, due diligence, and no horse sense, you've just described hell.