John D. Rockefeller Quotes

Be earnest.

I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.

I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.

I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.

I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business or personal affairs.

I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order.

I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man's word should be as good as his bond, that character — not wealth or power or position — is of supreme worth.

I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.

I believe in an all-wise and all-loving God, named by whatever name, and that the individual's highest fulfillment, greatest happiness and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with His will.

I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might.

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

I had a horror of the danger of arrogance. What a pitiful thing it is when a man lets a little temporary success spoil him, warp his judgment, and he forgets what he is!

uno no puede tener éxito en los negocios si no tiene un olfato para las oportunidades.

The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit . . . a reputation, character.

I believe it is a duty for a man to get all the money he honestly can and give all he can.

It is one thing to stand on the comfortable ground of placid inaction and put forth words of cynical wisdom, and another to plunge into the work itself and through strenuous experience earn the right to express strong conclusions.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship

Live within your means. One of the swiftest toboggans I know of is for a young man just starting in life to get into debt.

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

A man's wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.

The secret to success is to do the common things uncommonly well.

Ci sono persone che sognano il successo e altre che restano sveglie per ottenerlo.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.