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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERWe are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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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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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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Character – not wealth, power, or position – is the supreme word.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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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 think it is a man’s duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can.
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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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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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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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