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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.

John D. Rockefeller

I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Believe Happiness Himself Life Pursuit Right
Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Achievement Growth Limitation Ourselves Purpose Tax Wisdom
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Beginning Charity Giving Myself Religious
You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Enterprise Existence Greatness Prejudice Successful Yourself
Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Goal Inspirational Oneself Purpose Success
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Born Element Food Wealth Yourself
I have nothing else to say other than I wasn’t corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn’t greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Corruption Decision Greedy Money Myself Smart Talk
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Money Myself Possible Wealth Worth
Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Encouragement Happiness Health Life Person Secret Sympathy Understand
After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Himself Important Men Possession Religion
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Charity Independent Injury Motivational
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Ability Business Coffee Deal Inspirational Myself Pay Sun
A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Man Right Wasted Time
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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Company Corruption Hard Work Missing Myself Reason See Yourself
I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Ambition Attitude Build Fortune Goal Money Myself
Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Goodness Himself Men Oil Poor Remember Work

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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