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It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

John Templeton

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John Templeton
Age: 95 †
Born: 1912
Born: November 29
Died: 2008
Died: July 8
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John Marks Templeton
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Each of us has a purpose for living beyond our own survival and pleasure. Every individual is like a thread in a beautiful tapestry with a vital contribution to make, not only to the sustenance of life as we know it, but in the creation and development of more beneficial expressions of life.
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Before this century is over, the Dow Jones Industrial Average will probably be over one million versus around 10,000 now. So for the long-term, the outlook is tremendously bullish if you buy stocks blindly to keep for a century.
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Never forget: the secret of creating riches for oneself is to create them for others.
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Suppose you went to your priest and asked for help he would refer you to the Bible. But if you went the next day to your medical doctor and he referred you to the book of Hippocrates, which was written at about the same time as the Bible, you would think that was old-fashioned.
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Faith does not imply a closed, but an open mind. Quite the opposite of blindness, faith appreciates the vast spiritual realities that materialists overlook by getting trapped in the purely physical.
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For all long-term investors, there is only one objective-maximum total real return after taxes.
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If you're not grateful, you're not rich - no matter how much you have.
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Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it. .
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True peace is a quality you carry within yourself, regardless of external circumstances.
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The other boys at Yale came from wealthy families, and none of them were investing outside the United States, and I thought, 'That is very egotistical. Why be so shortsighted or near-sighted as to focus only on America? Shouldn't you be more open-minded?'
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The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God? God is everyone and each of us is a little bit.
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For those properly prepared, the bear market is not only a calamity but an opportunity.
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The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy.
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You must be a fundamentalist to be really successful in the market.
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The person who is willing to say yes to experience is the person who discovers new frontiers.
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Everyone has special talents, and it is our duty to find ours and use them well.
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It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
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The commitment of giving your best at all times, in all circumstances and under all conditions, can enable you to find value in, and lend value to, every experience.
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The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God?
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I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.
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