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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. Rockefeller
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John D. Rockefeller
Age: 97 †
Born: 1839
Born: July 8
Died: 1937
Died: May 23
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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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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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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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 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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A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
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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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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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It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.
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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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