“I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines.
They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up. And boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you.
Worldly wisdom is mostly very simple. There are only a few big ideas in history, and you just need to learn them.
If you don’t keep learning, other people will pass you by. Temperament alone won’t do it, you need a lot of curiosity for a long, long time.
Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day.
That is the game. And if you play it, you win.”
– Charlie Munger, USC Law School Commencement (2007)