Quotes of John Templeton - somelinesforyou

“ Faith does not imply a closed, but an open mind. Quite the opposite of blindness, faith appreciates the vast spiritual realities that materialist overlook by getting trapped in the purely physical. ”

- John Templeton

“ Faith does not imply a closed, but an open mind. Quite the opposite of blindness, faith appreciates the vast spiritual realities that materialist overlook by getting trapped in the purely physical. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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? ”

- John Templeton

“ 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

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area of life. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it… ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

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

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress. ”

- John Templeton

“ High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area of life. ”

- John Templeton

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

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it… ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ Work at being a humble person. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton

“ 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. ”

- John Templeton
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