To buy when others are despondently selling and sell when others are greedily buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest reward. — John Templeton Copy Share Image
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. — 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 Image
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 Image
...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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
