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. ROCKEFELLERMy 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 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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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
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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 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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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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It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
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The common denominator for success is work.
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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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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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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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Homeopathy is a progressive and aggressive step in medicine.
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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.
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I have nothing else to say other than I wasn’t corrupt, unfair, or greedy. I was smart when it came to making decisions for my company, and I wasn’t greedy. I gave to others in charity and donated money to fund programs. I have nothing else to say.
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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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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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