After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
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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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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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 supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
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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 know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money’s sake.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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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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The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit, a reputation, character.
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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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Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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I shall use such influence as I have in emphasizing the basic truths common to all denominations, in lowering denominational barriers and in promoting effective cooperation among Christians of whatever creed.
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Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.
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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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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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If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn’t have been elected to anything.
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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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