I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERCharity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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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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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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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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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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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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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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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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I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
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