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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
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John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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I was born into it and there was nothing I could do about it. It was there, like air or food, or any other element. The only question with wealth is what you do with it.
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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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God gave me my money.
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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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