Competition is a sin.
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 had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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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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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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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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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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To think! All that power and he wasn’t even rich!
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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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There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
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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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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 can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.
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How much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in.
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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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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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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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Money is a way of keeping COUNT on how well you’re doing in business.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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