The only thing more destructive to your life than setting goals that are out of alignment with your values is setting no goals at all. - Charles J. Givens
Think of the cost of hiring out mundane maintenance as an investment, not an expense. - Charles J. Givens
To get where you want to go, first firmly plant your feet on the ground where you are. - Charles J. Givens
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. - John Templeton
Be very careful. Giving because we think we will get something back will not work. You must be 100 percent willing to give and never experience any return, or it will not work. - John Templeton
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
For those properly prepared, the bear market is not only a calamity but an opportunity. - John Templeton
Humility about how little I know has encouraged me to listen more carefully and more wisely. - John Templeton
If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search. - John Templeton
If we have not developed a reservoir of spiritual wealth, no amount of money is likely to make us happy. Spiritual wealth provides faith. It gives us love. It brings and expands wisdom. Spiritual wealth leads to happiness because it guides us into useful or loving relationships. - John Templeton
It’s self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity. - John Templeton
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. - John Templeton
Never forget: the secret of creating riches for oneself is to create them for others. - 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 big difference between those who are successful and those who are not is that successful people learn from their mistakes and the mistakes of others. - John Templeton
