在2016年的伯克希尔哈撒韦公司股东大会上,曾有人向巴菲特提问为何投资企业主要是看人,巴菲特给出的回答是,靠法律文件和律师无法解决人的问题,投资企业主要需要衡量人的品行,是否正直、诚实和努力。在他看来,品格是投资中最核心的变量,往往决定了所做的事情是否具有价值。其实,司马光在《资治通鉴》中也有类似的表述,即所谓“德胜才谓之君子,才胜德谓之小人……挟才以为善者,善无不至矣;挟才以为恶者,恶无不至矣”。 At the 2016 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting, someone asked Buffett why investing companies were mainly investors. Buffett's answer was that legal documents and lawyers can not solve the problem of people. Need to measure people's conduct, integrity, honesty and hard work. In his view, character is the central variable in investment, often determining whether something is worthwhile. In fact, Sima Guang in the “Mirror” also has a similar expression, the so-called “Desheng that the gentleman, the Victory that the villain ... ... relying on just those good, good enough; Wicked, vicious ”.