Sir John Marks Templeton (29 November 1912 – 8 July 2008) was an American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist. Read full biography of John Templeton →
It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.
If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.
I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.
The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.
It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they don't know... →
I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.
I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?
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... →
Work at being a humble person.
The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God? God is everyone and each of us is a little bit.
I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.
Sir John Marks Templeton (29 November 1912 – 8 July 2008) was an American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist.