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. ROCKEFELLERA man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
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We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.
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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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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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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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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.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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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 never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
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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.
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My mother was given to a typical question: “We have always done this. Why should we do anything else?” But my wife’s typical question was “We have always done this. Why don’t we do it another way or, better still, why not do something else?”
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I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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