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. ROCKEFELLERCapital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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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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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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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 wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
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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 in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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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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A man’s wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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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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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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