The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERHow much money does it take to make a man happy? Just one more dollar.
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 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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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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You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
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Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
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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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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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I should say in general the advantage of education is to better fit a man for life’s work. I would advise young men to take a college course, as a rule, but think some are just as well off with a thorough business training.
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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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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.
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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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Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
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