I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.
- John Templeton
Becoming, Concepts, Obsolete
A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the same thing today that a minister would have said back then.
- John Templeton
Pretty, Same Thing, Minister, Confederate
It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
- John Templeton
Think, Limited, Divinity, Self-Centered
The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.
- John Templeton
Individual, Like, Idea, Self-Centered
Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church.
- John Templeton
New, Been, Anybody, Teachings
The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be.
- John Templeton
Humble, Divinity, Correct, Realize
I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.
- John Templeton
Wealth, More, Been, Enthusiastic
If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.
- John Templeton
Learn, Will, More, Egotistical
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.
- John Templeton
Medical, More, Hundred, Doctors
I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back at us with the same pity that we have toward the people in the field of science two centuries ago.
- John Templeton
Will, Back, Centuries, Descendants
I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?
- John Templeton
My Life, Thought, Benefits, Permanent
It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
- John Templeton
Important, Nice, More, Be Nice
If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.
- John Templeton
Humble, How, Increasingly, Eager
I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.
- John Templeton
Enthusiasm, Call, Would, Radical
The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God? God is everyone and each of us is a little bit.
- John Templeton
Question, Everyone, Else, Anything Else
Work at being a humble person.
- John Templeton
Work, Person, Being, Humble
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