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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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John Davison Rockefeller
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I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.
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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.
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Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.
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