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• Life is made up not necessarily of great sacrifices or high-level duties but of little things. The smiles, the kindnesses, the commitments and obligations and responsibilities that are given habitually and lovingly are the blessings that win and preserve the heart and bring comfort to one's self as we as to others. This is the ministry of service performed by every useful life.

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  Life, Kindness, Heart

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• Those who spend too much will eventually be owned by those who are thrifty.

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  Too Much, Thrifty

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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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  Hurt, Learning, Optimistic

  "Remembering Sir John Templeton" by Jessi Hempel, archive.fortune.com. November 28, 2008.

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

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  Investing, Pessimism, Investment

  "Sir John Templeton" by Martin Adeney, www.theguardian.com. July 9, 2008.

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• What happens to us in life is less important; the real question can be whether or not we use the experience to grow.

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  Real, Important, Experience

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• You must be a fundamentalist to be really successful in the market.

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  Successful, Fundamentalist

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

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  Generosity, Giving, Risk

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• If a business is not ethical, it will fail, perhaps not right away but eventually.

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  Failing, Ethical, Ifs

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• Share prices fluctuate more than share values.

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  Share, Share Price, Values

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• Self-improvement comes mainly from trying to help others.

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  Helping Others, Self, Trying

  John Templeton (1998). “The Humble Approach: Scientists Discover God”, p.95, Templeton Foundation Press

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

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  Peace, Relax, Quality

  John Templeton (1994). “Discovering Laws Of Life: Tfp”, p.41, Templeton Foundation Press

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• Never forget: the secret of creating riches for oneself is to create them for others.

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  Creating, Secret, Riches

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• The only way to experience love is to give it.

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  Spiritual, Love Is, Giving

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• Your mission in life is to have a "why" to live for, to use your best qualities in the service of the kind of world in which you would like to live. That is your purpose. This is what life expects of you. And when you live according to your purpose, setting goals that support it, you may find the pieces of your life drawn together into a strong internal whole. Then, no matter how difficult life's experiences may prove to be, you can be able to endure and even prevail.

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  Strong, Goal, Support

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• There will always be bull markets followed by bear markets followed by bull markets

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  Bulls, Bears, Bull Markets

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• If you are curious as to what your future may hold, you can look into a mirror. What is reflecting back? Does a sparkle in your eyes indicate excitement about new adventures and opportunities? Does a smile on your lips portray an inner happiness and abundant goodwill towards others?

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  Spiritual, Adventure, Eye

  John Marks Templeton (2008). “Wisdom From World Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven On Earth”, p.266, Templeton Foundation Press

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• It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something very different.

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  Leadership, Different, Engagement

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• Be aware of the words that go into your mind, both conscious and unconscious, because words and ideas can be great tools for your mind to use in coming to appropriate decisions. Remember that a statement spoken in spiritual consciousness can contain great spiritual power. Speaking powerful words of love changes things and outer circumstances as well as consciousness itself.

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  Spiritual, Powerful, Ideas

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• Happiness pursued eludes, happiness given returns.

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  Return, Elude, Given

  John Marks Templeton (2008). “Wisdom From World Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven On Earth”, p.273, Templeton Foundation Press

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• Often a successful problem-solver is one who creates a new context in which to view the problem. This can often be done by directing one's attention away from the distracting details of the difficulty. From a detached perspective, we may examine the situation in a new or different light and, after exploring information and options, choose an appropriate course of action.

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  Successful, Light, Often Is

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• There is a distinction between failing and being a failure. Few things are learned in life without failing at least once. Did you learn to roller skate without falling a few times? Did you learn to ride a bike without losing your balance? Chances are you didn't. You may have wanted to do those things so intensely that you quickly put unsuccessful attempts behind you and kept trying. Soon you acquired the skill to do the thing you wanted. Even though in the process of learning you may have failed many times, you were not a failure. "Failing" simply became an open door to try again.

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  Failure, Fall, Doors

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• The air we breathe is necessary to keep us alive, but we must continually breathe it out so we can breathe fresh air back into our lungs. God gives us his love, which we can keep in action by breathing it out to others, thus making room in our hearts for a fresh supply of love.

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  God, Heart, Air

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• It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.

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  Optimistic, Thinking, Self

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• Basic reality seems to be that the more you try to be like God by radiating unlimited love, the more you become flooded by waves of love from others and from God.

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  Reality, Unlimited Love, Trying

  John Templeton (2000). “Pure Unlimited Love”, p.40, Templeton Foundation Press

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• You are present in your life on earth at this moment for the purposes of living, loving, learning, and growing. Be assured that life can reliably provide a wide variety of adventures, experiences, and situations that may require you to draw from the depths of your being. Your level of self-awareness and manner of expression can determine the quality of living you experience. Why? Because you get back what you give out.

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  Life, Adventure, Self

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