The best investment with the least risk and the greatest dividend is giving. — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Be very careful. Giving because we think we will get something back will not work. You must be 100 percent willing to… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
I have observed 100,000 families over my years of investment counseling. I always saw greater prosperity and happiness among those families who… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
The commitment of giving your best at all times, in all circumstances and under all conditions, can enable you to find value… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
As we learn to share and give and care, love increases. A person who knows how to love does not seem to… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
If we have not developed a reservoir of spiritual wealth, no amount of money is likely to make us happy. Spiritual wealth… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
What are we going to get out of life? This can understandably be a question of fundamental importance to us. We begin… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
You are present in your life on earth at this moment for the purposes of living, loving, learning, and growing. Be assured… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
The air we breathe is necessary to keep us alive, but we must continually breathe it out so we can breathe fresh… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
The parable of the talents is a good analogy of what happens when we give. When we merely try to hold on… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
No matter how poorly our lives seem to be going, we can become part of a greater flow of good and increase… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
What happens when we begin to praise our own abilities? And this is not focusing on an inflated ego, but on appreciation… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
When we desire to be a blessing, we find that there are many ways in which we can bless others. We can… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Many of us understand giving, but some of us may still be confused about the meaning of forgiveness. Some people may go… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Counting our blessings can transform melancholy into cheerful mass; laughter and joy are expressions of praise and thanksgiving for life's glories. When… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
The more love we give away, the more we have left. The laws of love differ from the laws of arithmetic. Love… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
An attitude of gratitude creates blessings. Help yourself by helping others. You have the most powerful weapons on earth - love and prayer. — John Templeton Copy Share
I served for 42 years on the board of trustees of the largest Presbyterian seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and we had brilliant people -… — John Templeton Copy Share
...Making people get over the concept that they've got the total proof. To get them to feel, 'Gee, I want to learn more. I… — John Templeton Copy Share
I have no quarrel with what I learned in the Presbyterian church - I am still an enthusiastic Christian. But why shouldn't I try… — John Templeton Copy Share
Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out… — John Templeton Copy Share
Suppose you went to your priest and asked for help; he would refer you to the Bible. But if you went the next day… — John Templeton Copy Share
Many media commercials encourage us to believe that if we buy a certain product, we can be physically appealing, or popular, or successful. According… — John Templeton Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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… — John Templeton Copy Share
Many of us understand giving, but some of us may still be confused about the meaning of forgiveness. Some people may go through life… — John Templeton Copy Share
Not yet have I found any better method to prosper during the future financial chaos, which is likely to last many years, than to… — John Templeton Copy Share
The best investment with the least risk and the greatest dividend is giving. — John Templeton Copy Share
True peace is a quality you carry within yourself, regardless of external circumstances. — John Templeton Copy Share
The other boys at Yale came from wealthy families, and none of them were investing outside the United States, and I thought, 'That is… — John Templeton Copy Share
