John Templeton Quotes
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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 other boys at Yale came from wealthy families, and none of them were investing outside the United States, and I thought, 'That is very egotistical. Why be so shortsighted or near-sighted as to focus only on America? Shouldn't you be more open-minded?
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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 we should realize is we know almost nothing about God and therefore we should be eager to search and to learn.
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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 we have toward the people in the field of science two centuries ago.
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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 same thing today that a minister would have said back then.
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Those who spend too much will eventually be owned by those who are thrifty.
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I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.
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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?
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The four most expensive words in the English language are 'this time it’s different.'
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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 much more about soul than he did.
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The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.
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If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.
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Work at being a humble person.
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Let's worship Divinity, but understand the divinity we worship is beyond our comprehension.
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We are trying to persuade people that no human has yet grasped 1% of what can be known about spiritual realities. So we are encouraging people to start using the same methods of science that have been so productive in other areas, in order to discover spiritual realities.
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I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.
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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 is a little bit.
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I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.
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If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.
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It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
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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 how little we know and how open minded we should be.
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Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church.
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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 they have the total truth. They should be eager to learn, to listen, to research and not to confine, to hurt, to kill, those who disagree with them.
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It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.