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The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God?

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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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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For all long-term investors, there is only one objective-maximum total real return after taxes.
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Never forget: the secret of creating riches for oneself is to create them for others.
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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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I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.
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I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back at us with the same pity that we have toward the people in the field of science two centuries ago.
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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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It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
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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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If you're not grateful, you're not rich - no matter how much you have.
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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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Let no day go by without counting your blessing.
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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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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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Everyone has special talents, and it is our duty to find ours and use them well.
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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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It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
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Humility about how little I know has encouraged me to listen more carefully and more wisely.
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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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