{"id":10965,"date":"2026-01-01T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/804529783170088960-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T04:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:31:15","slug":"804529783170088960-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/804529783170088960-2\/","title":{"rendered":"804529783170088960"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"399\" data-orig-width=\"800\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr\/media\/3029bf98f51323be51059b3d9afa8ab4de038946.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"399\" data-orig-width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/f8865cde27f67e6ac2a668884611aad0\/e763f17f646146ff-30\/s75x75_c1\/575b087c77b81d1abb8d4c3354d9668c61c9fdb2.jpg 75w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/f8865cde27f67e6ac2a668884611aad0\/e763f17f646146ff-30\/s100x200\/cc13f1e8aaf5bdef0e2c5ad0c5b6a2726cf09c3d.jpg 100w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/f8865cde27f67e6ac2a668884611aad0\/e763f17f646146ff-30\/s250x400\/0ac10fcf40dc64a26872d72bc77541e9ffd29093.jpg 250w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/f8865cde27f67e6ac2a668884611aad0\/e763f17f646146ff-30\/s400x600\/1ab9e29ee0d929890ee704ccd31b9eec92ff6b18.jpg 400w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/f8865cde27f67e6ac2a668884611aad0\/e763f17f646146ff-30\/s500x750\/1ca11d558b3f748e96bf908dfa6956f12dfa303b.jpg 500w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/f8865cde27f67e6ac2a668884611aad0\/e763f17f646146ff-30\/s540x810\/a77c786176e3fbda0873a868cdc5cc9325062239.jpg 540w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/f8865cde27f67e6ac2a668884611aad0\/e763f17f646146ff-30\/s640x960\/3029bf98f51323be51059b3d9afa8ab4de038946.jpg 640w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/f8865cde27f67e6ac2a668884611aad0\/e763f17f646146ff-30\/s1280x1920\/ae00d3521ef5ed1b92274dcb386dfa04fc74c415.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t make a good deal with a bad person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warren Buffett\u2019s core principle is that you \u201ccan\u2019t make a good deal with a bad person\u201d because integrity and character are paramount; no contract can fully protect you from an unethical individual who enjoys loopholes and litigation, wasting time and energy, so it\u2019s best to walk away from such partnerships to preserve peace of mind and focus on building lasting value with trustworthy, honest people. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t make a good deal with a bad person.\u201d &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12749],"tags":[12720,582,655,2472,7599,673,4904,782,7546,714,638,3,617,7547,7548,1435,2469],"class_list":["post-10965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tumblr","tag-12720","tag-art","tag-artist","tag-billionaire","tag-happy-new-year","tag-honest","tag-integrity","tag-investment","tag-investors","tag-millionaire","tag-money","tag-quote-of-the-day","tag-quotes","tag-trader","tag-trading","tag-trust","tag-warren-buffett"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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