Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERA 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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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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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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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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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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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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Believing 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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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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