In my 45-year career as an investment counselor, humility did show me the need for worldwide diversification to reduce risk. That career… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
The opposite of humility is arrogance--the belief that we are wiser or better than others. Arrogance promotes separation rather than community. It… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search. — John Templeton Copy Share Image
I grew up Presbyterian. Presbyterians thought the Methodists were wrong. Catholics thought all Protestants were wrong. The Jews thought the Christians were… — John Templeton Copy Share Image
Humility about how little I know has encouraged me to listen more carefully and more wisely. — 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
