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John Templeton
Age: 95 †
Born: 1912
Born: November 29
Died: 2008
Died: July 8
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Winchester
Tennessee
John Marks Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton
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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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Outperforming the majority of investors requires doing what they are not doing. Buying when others have despaired, and selling when they are full of hope, takes fortitude.
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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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Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church.
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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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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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Never forget: the secret of creating riches for oneself is to create them for others.
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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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Do your homework or hire wise experts to help you. Never jump into a business you have no idea about.
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I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.
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If you want to have a better performance than the crowd, you must do things differently from the crowd.
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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 government of India regulates nearly everything, so there's very little progress whereas in Hong Kong the government keeps its hands off... and the standard of living has multiplied.
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For all long-term investors, there is only one objective-maximum total real return after taxes.
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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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If governments encourage people to become more spiritual there will be a reduction in healthcare costs.
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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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The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy.
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Politicians who are willing to spend too much are the ones who get reelected.
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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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