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Portrait of John Templeton

John Templeton

(1912–2008) Financier

125 quotes in 902 categories

He says that gratitude and helping others are the most powerful weapons we have. He urges people to move past the idea of having total proof and to keep learning, even if it means questioning tradition or religious teachings. He also notes that trying to find God alone is self‑centered, like a wave that thinks it can find the sea.

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John Templeton was a financier, best known for Ultimate Soccer Coach Teaching Handbook.

Quick Facts About John Templeton

Born: November 29, 1912
Died: July 8, 2008
Profession: Financier
Notable works: Ultimate Soccer Coach Teaching Handbook

About John Templeton

Sir John Marks Templeton was an American-born British investor, banker, fund manager, and philanthropist. In 1954, he entered the mutual fund market and created the Templeton Growth Fund, which averaged growth over 15% per year for 38 years. A pioneer of emerging market investing in the 1960s, Money magazine named him "arguably the greatest global stock picker of the century" in 1999.

Quotes by John Templeton

Happiness pursued eludes, happiness given returns.

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Invest at the point of maximum pessimism.

Customer

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Diversify your investments.

Customer

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Share prices fluctuate more than share values.

Customer

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Help yourself by helping others.

Help

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Let no day go by without counting your blessing.

Blessing

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Work at being a humble person.

Humble

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If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.

Humble

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A successful life depends less on how long you live than on how much you can pack into the time you have.

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The best investment with the least risk and the greatest dividend is giving.

Best investment

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If you're not grateful, you're not rich - no matter how much you have.

Grateful

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True peace is a quality you carry within yourself, regardless of external circumstances.

Calmness

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Thanksgiving being thankful or grateful results in more to be thankful for.

Being thankful

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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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The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy.

Best investment

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“Faith does not imply a closed, but an open mind. Quite the opposite of blindness, faith appreciates the vast spiritual realities that…

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A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the…

Army

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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…

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Bull markets are born on pessimism, grown on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria. The time of maximum pessimism is…

Best time

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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...…

Government

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If you buy all the stocks selling at or below two times earnings, you will lose money on half of them because…

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The objective of our religious foundations is to teach people that they are hurting themselves when they say they believe something. What…

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We often see people every day searching in the wrong places for the things they desire. Too many of our fellow humans…

Alcohol

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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I have no quarrel with what I learned in the Presbyterian church - I am still an enthusiastic Christian. But why shouldn't…

Christian

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If we have not developed a reservoir of spiritual wealth, no amount of money is likely to make us happy. Spiritual wealth…

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Many media commercials encourage us to believe that if we buy a certain product, we can be physically appealing, or popular, or…

Advertising

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It has been said that "to enthuse" means "to fill with spirit," and that spirit of enthusiasm is awaiting release or manifestation.…

Around the world

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When we desire to be a blessing, we find that there are many ways in which we can bless others. We can…

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Most people think of love as some sort of power outside of themselves that will "take them away from all of this."…

Acting

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Many of us understand giving, but some of us may still be confused about the meaning of forgiveness. Some people may go…

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If you reflect on your life, you may recall times when you couldn't see the value of some person and were tempted…

Adversity

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What are we going to get out of life? This can understandably be a question of fundamental importance to us. We begin…

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Is your life beautiful? Do you live in surroundings that you have made beautiful through your own unique, creative ideas? To expect…

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Luck is just a word, luck favors preparadness mind and plenty of sweat.

Luck

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John Templeton by topic

Optimistic (35) Investing (22) Life (20) Customer (19) People (18) Giving (18) Religion (13) Time (12) Thinking (11) Spiritual (10) Love (10) Inspirational (10)