By Charlie Munger
Knowing what you don't know is more useful than being brilliant.
— Charlie Munger
A fireside chat with Charlie Munger, Wall Street Journal, September 2014.
Charlie Munger was Warren Buffett’s long-time business partner at Berkshire Hathaway, and known for his wit and wisdom on investing and life.
Charlie’s long-time business partner has a very similar line:
What matters for most people is not how much they know, but how realistically they define what they don't know.