There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERLong ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.
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I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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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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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life’s work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.
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I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
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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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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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I cheat my boys every chance I get. I trade with the boys and skin ’em and I just beat ’em every time I can. I want to make ’em sharp.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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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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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
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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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A 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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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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