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Lessons for politicians from the Sage of Omaha
政治家不應妄動


FT專欄作家凱:在巴黎恐怖襲擊事件發生後,法國前總統薩科吉匆匆提出許多建議。他忘記了巴菲特說過的一句明智之言:如果無事可做,那就什麼也別做。

“The trick is, when there’s nothing to do, do nothing.” That is the homespun wisdom of the decidedly unexcitable Warren Buffett, and it seems to have served him well. But most people in finance could not act on the investment sage’s advice even if they were temperamentally inclined to do so. They profit from trades, get paid for deals, earn commission on transactions. Without activity, there is no business.

「祕訣是,如果無事可做,那就什麼也別做。」這是絕不輕易激動的華倫•巴菲特(Warren Buffett)樸素的睿智之語,而且這句話似乎令他受益匪淺。但多數金融界人士卻無法按照這位投資界智者的建議行事,即便他們內心深處傾向於那麼做。他們從交易中獲利,從交易中得到報酬,從交易中賺取佣金。不行動,就沒有生意。

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