Competition is a sin.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLERAfter it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.
More John D. Rockefeller Quotes
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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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Get rich by taking something common and making it uncommon.
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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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Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.
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Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.
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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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There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance–do not sacrifice that to anything else.
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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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The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
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The day of combination is here to stay. Individualism has gone, never to return.
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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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Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed.
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A man has no right to occupy another man’s time unnecessarily.
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I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn’t you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
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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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