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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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  Spiritual, Optimistic, Focus

  "Money Not the End Goal for Successful Men". Book by Andrew Leckey, articles.chicagotribune.com. July 20, 2008.

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• Let no day go by without counting your blessing.

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  Gratitude, Blessing, Count Your Blessings

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• I have observed 100,000 families over my years of investment counseling. I always saw greater prosperity and happiness among those families who tithed than among those who didn't.

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  Years, Giving, Saws

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

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  Believe, Optimistic, Becoming

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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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  Inspirational, Humble, Optimistic

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• The commitment of giving your best at all times, in all circumstances and under all conditions, can enable you to find value in, and lend value to, every experience.

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  Spiritual, Commitment, Giving

  John Marks Templeton (2008). “Wisdom From World Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven On Earth”, p.275, Templeton Foundation Press

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• The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God?

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  "The Quotable Sir John - On Life and Spirituality". Templeton 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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• Would it not be strange if a universe without purpose accidentally created humans who are so obsessed with purpose?

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  Purpose, Strange, Evolution

  John Templeton (1998). “The Humble Approach: Scientists Discover God”, p.19, Templeton Foundation Press

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• How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a child's personality. A child is resentful, negative, or thankful. Thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people.

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  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Children

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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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• A successful life depends less on how long you live than on how much you can pack into the time you have.

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  Life, Successful, Long

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• I grew up Presbyterian. Presbyterians thought the Methodists were wrong. Catholics thought all Protestants were wrong. The Jews thought the Christians were wrong. So, what I'm financing is humility. I want people to realize that you shouldn't think you know it all.

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  Christian, Humility, Thinking

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• Most people think of love as some sort of power outside of themselves that will "take them away from all of this." Sadly, this is not the case. Love exists only within our own hearts, and to have happy relationships we must first become truly loving people. And as we fill our hearts with love by expressing love for others in thought, word, and deed ("acting as if" until we make it happen if necessary), that love can heal our own lives, help to solve our problems, and enable us to feel good about ourselves.

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  Love, Heart, Thinking

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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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  Religious, Hurt, Believe

  "In the Name of Purpose: Sacrificing Truth on the Altar of Unity". Book by Tamara Hartzell, 2007.

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• I have no quarrel with what I learned in the Presbyterian church - I am still an enthusiastic Christian. But why shouldn't I try to learn more? Why shouldn't I go to Hindu services? Why shouldn't I go to Muslim services? If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

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  Christian, Optimistic, Opportunity

  "Sir John's Divine Gamble" by Gary Wolf, www.wired.com. June 01, 1999.

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• Counting our blessings can transform melancholy into cheerful mass; laughter and joy are expressions of praise and thanksgiving for life's glories. When looking at the glass that symbolizes our life, we can view it as half full or half empty. The choice is ours... The more joyful we are, the more attractive we become. When we feel gratitude for our experiences, it becomes easier to see the good that always exists. When we give a smile to someone else, we are likely to receive one in return, and that smile reflects a happy heart that is open and receptive to what the good life has in store.

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  Gratitude, Good Life, Laughter

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• Help yourself by helping others.

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  Helping Others, Helping, Help Yourself

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• By facing our challenges and overcoming them, we grow stronger, wiser, and more compassionate.

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  Challenges, Stronger, Overcoming

  John Templeton (1994). “Discovering Laws Of Life: Tfp”, p.14, Templeton Foundation Press

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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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  Children, Optimistic, Doctors

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• Each of us has a purpose for living beyond our own survival and pleasure. Every individual is like a thread in a beautiful tapestry with a vital contribution to make, not only to the sustenance of life as we know it, but in the creation and development of more beneficial expressions of life.

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  Beautiful, Expression, Survival

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• Surprising and interesting things happen to those who keep their eyes and their minds open and alert!

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  Eye, Interesting, Mind

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• Humility about how little I know has encouraged me to listen more carefully and more wisely.

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  Wisdom, Encouragement, Humility

  "In his own words". Interview with Eric Kirzner, www.theglobeandmail.com. 2004.

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• A flower is a miracle, but it does not have the sight or speech to describe us. And our own ability is no greater than that flower when we try to describe God. His infinity covers not only one planet, but the entire solar system and 100 billion suns. That doesn't mean he is limited in his ability to be part of you.

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  Flower, Optimistic, Mean

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• Taking responsibility nurtures self-confidence, and self-confidence can help you to be a more interesting and attractive person. And best of all, the more you believe in yourself, the more power you possess to attract your good. . . . Those who speak constantly of their right to freedom must understand that an irresponsible act does not bring greater freedom but only greater bondage to the action. One law of life says, "If we are to enjoy freedom, we must accept responsibility." A great awareness is expressed in this statement.

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  Believe, Responsibility, Self Confidence

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