Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERLong ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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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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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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Our cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
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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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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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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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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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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
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