“If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.”

—  John Marks Templeton

The Quotable Sir John
Variant: If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.

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stock investor, businessman and philanthropist 1912–2008

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