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It is only by understanding the emotion of others that an investor has a chance to produce superior results.

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
Sir John Marks Templeton
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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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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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It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
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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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I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.
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Help yourself by helping others.
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Let no day go by without counting your blessing.
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I never ask if the market is going to go up or down because I don't know, and besides it doesn't matter. I search nation after nation for stocks, asking: 'Where is the one that is lowest-priced in relation to what I believe it's worth?' Forty years of experience have taught me you can make money without ever knowing which way the market is going.
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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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Politicians who are willing to spend too much are the ones who get reelected.
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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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