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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.

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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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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Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
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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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And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.
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I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
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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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A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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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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Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
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I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.
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When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
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Well i know that my company is not corrupt or unfair because i got all this with all my hard work. I see no reason why you say my company was corrupt may you explain to me miss [Ida] Tarbell.
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