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. ROCKEFELLERThe best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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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.
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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.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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God gave me my money.
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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
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I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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