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  • The Art of War of Investing by Rose Celine Investments – book cover with black brushstroke, subtitle Ancient Principles for Building Lasting Wealth
  • Contents page of The Art of War of Investing listing the Introduction and 25 chapters, from The Art of Investing to The Art of Battle
  • Introduction page of The Art of War of Investing, inspired by Sun Tzu's The Art of War
  • Chapter I divider page of The Art of War of Investing with a large gold Roman numeral I
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The Art of War of Investing

ANCIENT WISDOM FOR THE MODERN INVESTOR

The Art of War of Investing

300 Pages • 25 Chapters of Timeless Wisdom
Ancient Strategy Applied to Modern Investing
Psychology, Human Nature & Self-Mastery
The Art of Patience & Independent Thinking

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The Art of War of Investing

A modern investing book
written with an ancient rhythm.

He who invests without knowing himself
is defeated before he begins.

The mind is the battlefield.
The market is only the test.

He who cannot be still cannot compound.

Twenty-five chapters · Inspired by Sun Tzu

I.

The Five Disciplines

  1. i

    Patience

    Patience is strength.
    It is the choice to let time do what force cannot.

  2. ii

    Discipline

    The refusal to betray principle
    when emotion rises.

  3. iii

    Mindset

    To govern wealth,
    one must first govern the mind.

  4. iv

    Ownership

    The owner protects tomorrow.
    Ownership aligns reward. Ownership aligns time.

  5. v

    Long-Term Compounding

    Compounding rewards the loyal.
    It punishes the restless.

II.

The Temple of Masters

These chambers contain no heroes.
Heroes become legends. Legends become forgotten.
Truth does not.

The First Chamber · The Law of Quality

Most people search for cheap businesses.
The wise search for wonderful ones.

Inspired by Warren

The Second Chamber · The Law of Inversion

Do not ask how to become wealthy.
Ask how people become poor.
Avoid those paths.

Inspired by Charlie

The Third Chamber · The Law of Adaptation

The future belongs
to the adaptable.

Inspired by Darwin

The Fourth Chamber · The Law of Preparation

Victory never begins on the battlefield.
It merely appears there.

Inspired by Sun Tzu

III.

Still Water

Stillness is strength.
Movement is temptation.

A koan from the bookIf a wonderful business
is owned by an impatient investor,
who is poor?

The crowd is loud.
Wisdom is quiet.

IV.

The Twenty-Five Chapters

  1. IThe Art of Investing
  2. IIThe Art of Identity
  3. IIIThe Battlefield of the Markets
  4. IVStrategy and Tactics
  5. VKnowing Value and Price
  6. VIPositioning and Advantage
  7. VIIThe Art of Subtraction
  8. VIIIThe Art of Leadership
  9. IXThe Economics of a Business
  10. XThe Art of Capital Allocation
  11. XIThe Art of Learning from Mistakes
  12. XIIThe Investor’s Mind
  13. XIIIThe Art of Time
  14. XIVThe Art of Decision
  15. XVThe Art of Portfolio Construction
  16. XVIThe Wisdom of Experience
  17. XVIIThe Art of Endurance
  18. XVIIIThe Art of Investment
  19. XIXThe Art of Unit Economics
  20. XXThe Art of Holding
  21. XXIThe Art of Incentives
  22. XXIIThe Art of Optionality
  23. XXIIIThe Art of Focus
  24. XXIVThe Art of Asymmetry
  25. XXVThe Art of Battle

Then: the Investor’s Laws, the Five Errors, the Wall of Truths, the Virtues of Investing, the Investor’s Proverbs and Koans, the Temple of Masters and the Final Principle.

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Brian

I’ve known Rose for many years and had the pleasure of helping edit and improve both books. Having read them several times, I can genuinely say they’re both excellent.

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David

I’ve read quite a few investing books over the years, and this one is genuinely different. It’s not filled with stock picks, complicated formulas, or promises of getting rich. Instead, it focuses on something most investors overlook: their own behavior.

What I particularly enjoyed was the writing style. The short, philosophical reflections make you stop and think, and some of the lessons apply just as much to everyday life as they do to investing.

It’s the kind of book you can open to almost any page, read for a few minutes, and walk away with something worth thinking about. Definitely worth reading if you enjoy investing, psychology, and philosophy.