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I would rather sustain the penalties resulting from over-conservatism than face the consequences of error, perhaps with permanent capital loss, resulting from the adoption of New Era philosophy where trees really do grow to the sky.

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Warren Buffett
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: August 30
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