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.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERA friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
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I have made many millions but they have brought me no happiness.
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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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Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.
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Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
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It has always been my rule in business to make everything count.
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Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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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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Don’t blame the marketing department. The buck stops with the chief executive.
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Save when you can and not when you have to.
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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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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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