Bull markets are born on pessimism, grown on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria. The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell. - John Templeton
Bull-markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria. - John Templeton
To buy when others are despondently selling and sell when others are greedily buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest reward. - John Templeton
For those properly prepared, the bear market is not only a calamity but an opportunity. - John Templeton
Sell a stock only when you have found a new stock that is a 50% better bargain than the one that you hold. - John Templeton
The only reason to sell them a stock now is to buy other, more attractive stocks. If you can’t find more attractive stocks, hold on to what you have. - John Templeton
There will always be bull markets followed by bear markets followed by bull markets. - John Templeton
The only way to avoid mistakes is not to invest—which is the biggest mistake of all. - John Templeton
A cocksure approach to investing will lead, probably sooner than later, to disappointment if not outright disaster. - John Templeton
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. - John Templeton
For all long-term investors, there is only one objective-maximum total real return after taxes. - John Templeton
Before this century is over, the Dow Jones Industrial Average will probably be over one million versus around 10,000 now. So for the long-term, the outlook is tremendously bullish if you buy stocks blindly to keep for a century. - John Templeton
