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?

S. His Templeton Growth Ltd. Philanthropy
As a philanthropist Templeton establiJohn Templetond
the John Templeton Foundation;
the Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities in 1972;
the Templeton Library in Sewanee Tennessee;
the Templeton College of the University of Oxford (by endowing the Oxford Centre for Management Studies to become a full college of the university having as a focus business and management studies).