Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

Quote by John D Rockefeller

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I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.

I have ways of making money that you know nothing of.

God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift...

God gave me my money. I believe the power to make money is a gift...

I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the...

I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the...

Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know...

Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know...

It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.

It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.

Competition is a sin.

Competition is a sin.

Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world...

I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world...

The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.

The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter...

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter...

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee...

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee...

I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.

I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.

Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.

Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of...

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of...

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history...

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history...

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do. The fun is in having lots...

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do. The fun is in having lots...