Discovering the Laws of Life

by John Marks Templeton, Norman Vincent Peale (Foreword)

A man of boundless erudition, fathomless curiosity, and unaffected piety, John Marks Templeton is an internationally prominent financier whose careful stewardship of his funds enabled him to establish the Templeton Prize for Progess in Religion, which exceeds even the Nobel Prize in financial value. Now, at the age of 81, Templeton presents his inspirational story--a summing-up of a lifetime of wisdom and observation.

Genres: Self Help

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Nell Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good daily read--uplifting and good advice.

[Gautam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. No matter where you are in life, it has some nuggets of advice for everyone. It doesn't focus on a specific religion, but instead draws stories/lessons from everything.

[Kimhu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Collection of 180 quotes about life

[Michael Toleno · Rating 1 out of 5]

It purports to be a book of wisdom. Templeton takes ideas from the Bible (half or more of his anecdotes), Eastern religions, and general folk wisdom and spins them into lessons about how to live a good life. It's particularly bad because he distorts and rips out of context the Bible passages in many places and ignores Biblical teaching including critical points of the gospel, ultimately conveying that you can have a good life of personal fulfillment and material comfort as an end in itself if you follow his adages. Despite all that, there are some interesting ideas to consider, if you ignore the bankrupt overall worldview.

[Nicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a smaller, earlier edition of his Worldwide Laws of Life that was published 4 or 5 years later. Still a valuable book, arranged in 40 sections with 5 laws within each section, like the bigger one that followed.