Here are the best 39 Quotes by John D. Rockefeller , One of the richest men in history. Currently - adjusted for inflation - it would have 663.4 billion dollars, surpassing therefore enough to Carlos Slim, Bill Gates or Amancio Ortega.
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1-Do not be afraid to give up the good to go for the big.
2-Each right carries a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation; Every possession, a duty.
3-Hired a man with enthusiasm rather than a man who knows everything.
4-If your only goal is to be rich, you will never get it.
5-I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
6-The secret to success is to do ordinary things in an unusual way.
7-If you want to be successful you must look for new ways, instead of walking the traditional and trite paths of success, which everyone knows.
8-I do not think there is another quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It surpasses almost anything, even nature.
9-A man does not have the right to occupy another man's time unnecessarily.
10-The way to make money is to buy when blood runs in the streets.
11-Nobody does anything if someone else can get it.
12-Good leadership is to show the average people how to do the work of the superior people.
13-A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
14-With perseverance, anything, whether right or wrong, good or bad, is doable and can be achieved.
15-The ability to deal with people is a convenience as affordable as sugar or coffee and pay more for those skills than any other under the sun.
16-The unity of purpose is one of the main essential elements for success in life
17-I believe in the dignity of work, whether with head or hands; That the world owes no man life, but that he owes every man a chance to make a living.
18-The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, a character.
19-I would prefer to earn 1% of the effort of 100 people than 100% of my own efforts.
20-Charity is harmful unless it helps the receiver to become independent of it.
21-The only question with wealth is what do you do with it?
"I can not think of anything more pleasurable than a life dedicated to pleasure.
23-Along with doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know that you are doing the right thing.
24-Competition is a sin.
25-I think saving is essential for a well-ordered life.
26-It is wrong to assume that men with immense riches are always happy.
27-I have ways to earn money that you know nothing about.
28-Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's watching my dividends come in.
29-I know nothing more contemptible and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the day of vigil to make money for money.
30-I believe in the supreme value of the person and in his right to life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness.
31-I believe that each right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation; Every possession, a duty.
32-I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; That the government is the servant of the people and not his master.
33-I believe in the dignity of work, whether with the head or the hand; That the world owes no man life, but owes every man the opportunity to make a living.
34-I believe that saving is essential for a well-ordered life and that economics is a primary requirement of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business or personal affairs.
35-I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to a lasting social order.
"I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that the word of a man must be as good as his bond, that character-not wealth or power-is of supreme value.
37. I believe that the provision of useful service is the common duty of humanity and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the scum of consumed selfishness and the greatness of the human soul set free.
38-I believe in an all-wise and loving God, called by any name, and that the highest fulfillment of the individual, greater happiness and greater utility are to live in harmony with his will.
39-I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; Which can only overcome hatred; That right can and will triumph over power.