"Sir John Marks Templeton" was an American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist.

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It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.

Tell your readers to use it or lose it. If you don't use your muscles, they get weak. If you don't use your mind it begins to fail.

Diversify your investments.

Suppose you went to your priest and asked for help - he would refer you to the Bible, but if you went the next day to your medical doctor, and he referred you to the book of Hippocrates, which was written at about the same time as the Bible, you would think that was old-fashioned.

I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

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.

If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.