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
John Templeton quotes about
call enthusiasm
I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.
pessimism maximum
Invest at the point of maximum pessimism.
humble optimistic humble-person
Work at being a humble person.
helping-others self trying
Self-improvement comes mainly from trying to help others.
share share-price values
Share prices fluctuate more than share values.
humble optimistic humility
In my 45-year career as an investment counselor, humility did show me the need for worldwide diversification to reduce risk. That career did help me to become more and more humble because statistics showed that when I advised a client to buy one stock to replace another, about one-third of the time the client would have done better to ignore my advice. In other endeavors, humility about how little I know has encouraged me to listen more carefully and more wisely.