I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLEROur cup will truly run over only after we have sealed the character cracks.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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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.
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When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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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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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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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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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
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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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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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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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