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The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.
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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[The main focus in my life now is] to open people's minds so no one will be so conceited that they think they have the total truth. They should be eager to learn, to listen, to research and not to confine, to hurt, to kill, those who disagree with them.
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Hate, like prayer, changes the person involved in the activity, not the person the activity is aimed at.
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Never forget: the secret of creating riches for oneself is to create them for others.
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Everyone has special talents, and it is our duty to find ours and use them well.
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The opposite of humility is arrogance--the belief that we are wiser or better than others. Arrogance promotes separation rather than community. It looms like a brick wall between us and those from whom we could learn.
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