I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life’s work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERCharacter – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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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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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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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 have nothing else to say other than I wasn’t corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn’t greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.
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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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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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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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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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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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