And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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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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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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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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The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
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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 get up early, work late and strike oil.
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Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.
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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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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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That is not true I am not a greedy man because if I was why would i donate money to charity? I care about others as well.
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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 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 can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
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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 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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I raised my prices since there wasn’t any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn’t anyone to beat?
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The common denominator for success is work.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
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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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