Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWhen a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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Own nothing, control everything.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.
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I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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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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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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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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Competition is a sin.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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I’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
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