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I was trained from the beginning to work, to save, and to give.
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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Richford
New York
John Davison Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller
Sr.
john d. rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
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Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
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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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The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
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If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
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