I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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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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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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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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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
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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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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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