John Templeton
John Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton was an American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth29 November 1912
CountryUnited States of America
helping-others helping help-yourself
Help yourself by helping others.
found sells bargains
Sell a stock only when you have found a new stock that is a 50% better bargain than the one that you hold.
opportunity bears calamity
For those properly prepared, the bear market is not only a calamity but an opportunity.
failing ethical ifs
If a business is not ethical, it will fail, perhaps not right away but eventually.
too-much thrifty
Those who spend too much will eventually be owned by those who are thrifty.
successful light often-is
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.
hands government progress
The government of India regulates nearly everything, so there's very little progress; whereas in Hong Kong the government keeps its hands off... and the standard of living has multiplied.
understanding emotion chance
It is only by understanding the emotion of others that an investor has a chance to produce superior results.
attitude failure successful
If success were easy, then it would not necessarily be true success. Some of history's most successful people learned to cope with failure as a natural offshoot of the experimental and creative process and often learned more from their failures than their successes. By taking the attitude that failure is merely a detour on the way to our destination, hope can blossom into success.
buying majority fortitude
Outperforming the majority of investors requires doing what they are not doing. Buying when others have despaired, and selling when they are full of hope, takes fortitude.
share share-price values
Share prices fluctuate more than share values.
real experience important
What happens to us in life is less important; the real question can be whether or not we use the experience to grow.
kindness positive-thinking years
Kindness comes back like a boomerang to those who are kind. Perhaps, its return takes years. Perhaps, the kindness returns from a different direction than that which we sent out kindness. But it will return. It is never lost.
failure fall doors
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.