I think it is a man’s duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI 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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We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.
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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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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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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 have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
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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.
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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
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I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
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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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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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The 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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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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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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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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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.
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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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