Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERIf my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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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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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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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 was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
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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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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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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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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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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success 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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