Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERBelieving that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
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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.
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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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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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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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Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
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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.
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We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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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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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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I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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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.
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