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Charlie Munger Bust: 10 Timeless Quotes from the Investing Legend

A finely crafted Charlie Munger bust captures the wisdom and sharp intellect of Warren Buffett's longtime partner and Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman. These bronze or resin sculptures, popular among investors and thinkers, make excellent decor for desks, bookshelves, or collections celebrating rational thinking and lifelong learning. Below are 10 of Charlie Munger's most profound quotes, sourced from his speeches and the definitive collection *Poor Charlie's Almanack*.

1. "In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time — none, zero." — Farnam Street (from various speeches)
2. "Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up." — ValueWalk (Poor Charlie's Almanack)
3. "Invert, always invert: Turn a situation or problem upside down. Look at it backward." — Poor Charlie's Almanack
4. "The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more." — Farnam Street
5. "Knowing what you don't know is more useful than being brilliant." — ValueWalk
6. "To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. The world is not yet a crazy enough place to reward a whole bunch of undeserving people." — Farnam Street
7. "It's remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent." — Poor Charlie's Almanack
8. "All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I'll never go there." — Farnam Street (inversion thinking)
9. "There is no better teacher than history in determining the future... There are answers worth billions of dollars in a $30 history book." — ValueWalk
10. "Mimicking the herd invites regression to the mean (merely average performance)." — Poor Charlie's Almanack

These quotes reflect Munger's emphasis on mental models, rationality, and continuous self-improvement—qualities that make a Charlie Munger bust a meaningful tribute for any investor or thinker.

For the full collection of his wisdom, read Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger.