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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.

John D. Rockefeller

Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Independent Injury Motivational
A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Man Right Wasted Time
I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Happiness Money Myself Wealth
I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Influence Lower Myself Religion Truth
If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Election Identity Myself Name
It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Important People Remember Yourself
How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Happiness Inspirational Men Money Oneself
I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Alone Best Company Mistake Myself Run Small Start
Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Generosity Priviledge Thinking
I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Business Devotion Men Money Myself Wake Up
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Better Business Friendship Inspirational Success
It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Happiness Laughter Men Thinking Wrong
The best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly run oil company.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Bad Best Business Company Oil Run World
I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Inspirational Leadership Nature Perseverance Quality Success Thinking
I have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Employment Enemy Myself Nature Partner Run Success
Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Achievement Growth Limitation Ourselves Purpose Tax Wisdom

I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.

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