I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERHow much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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God gave me my money.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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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.
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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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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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I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
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The common denominator for success is work.
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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 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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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
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