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If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

John Templeton

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John Templeton
Age: 95 †
Born: 1912
Born: November 29
Died: 2008
Died: July 8
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
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Winchester
Tennessee
John Marks Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton
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Living life with a smile is like throwing yeast into a bowl of flour, adding warm water and waiting for the flour to rise. It multiplies may times over.
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The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be. It's self centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
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The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God?
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Let no day go by without counting your blessing.
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Humility about how little I know has encouraged me to listen more carefully and more wisely.
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High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area of life.
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Be very careful. Giving because we think we will get something back will not work. You must be 100 percent willing to give and never experience any return, or it will not work.
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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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Sell a stock only when you have found a new stock that is a 50% better bargain than the one that you hold.
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Invest at the point of maximum pessimism.
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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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Do your homework or hire wise experts to help you. Never jump into a business you have no idea about.
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An attitude of gratitude creates blessings. Help yourself by helping others. You have the most powerful weapons on earth - love and prayer.
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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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If governments encourage people to become more spiritual there will be a reduction in healthcare costs.
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Basic reality seems to be that the more you try to be like God by radiating unlimited love, the more you become flooded by waves of love from others and from God.
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If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.
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As we learn to share and give and care, love increases. A person who knows how to love does not seem to feel lonely or alone. In this sense, the power of love can become a true weapon against harm.
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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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Never forget: the secret of creating riches for oneself is to create them for others.
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