It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERI believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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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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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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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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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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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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I have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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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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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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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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Own nothing, control everything.
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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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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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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’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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I don’t want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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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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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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