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. ROCKEFELLERGet rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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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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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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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 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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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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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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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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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That is not true I am not a greedy man because if I was why would i donate money to charity? I care about others as well.
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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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The common denominator for success is work.
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