Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLEROften-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
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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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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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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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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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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’m glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I’m glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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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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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
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