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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERThe man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won’t succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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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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I believe the power to make money is a gift from God to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
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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 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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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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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
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We can never learn too much of His will towards us, too much of His messages and His advice. The Bible is His word and its study gives at once the foundation for our faith and an inspiration to battle onward in the fight against the tempter.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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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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