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Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.
Good management consists in 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.
Oh, how blessed young men are who have to struggle for a foundation and beginning in life.
I had to work my way up to be where I am now. All these companies could have done the same.
The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character.
Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.
A friendship built on business can be glorious, while a business built on friendship can be murder.
It is very important to remember what other people tell you, not so much what you yourself already know.
Capital and labor are both wild forces which require intelligent legislation to hold them in restriction.
Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.
I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed, you must have a larger ambition.
I think it is a man's duty to make all the money he can, keep all that he can and give away all that he can.
There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance--do not sacrifice that to anything else.
Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.
Who is the poorest man in the world? I tell you, the poorest man I know of is the man who has nothing but money.
I never placed my head upon the pillow at night without reminding myself that my success might only be temporary.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
Let the good work go on. We must ever remember we are refining oil for the poor man and he must have it cheap and good.
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.
The best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly run oil company.
I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.
The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.
When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise - the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
I believe the power to make money is a gift from God...to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind.
The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money.
Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound ... my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks
I cheat my boys every chance I get. I trade with the boys and skin 'em and I just beat 'em every time I can. I want to make 'em sharp.
I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can, and to give away all you can.
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.
Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.
I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake.
I'm glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the [ Standard Oil Company]. I'm glad many people read my book and found out the truth.
The task is simple. We will organize children and teach them in a perfect way the things their fathers and mothers are doing in an imperfect way.
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.
I raised my prices since there wasn't any competition it was just the smart thing to do. Why would I keep my prices up if their wasn't anyone to beat?
The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.
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 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.
I never said that I wanted to be the only company, is it my fault that I ran my company well? Wouldn't you want the best for your company? Also consider that I started of small.
I wanted the best for my company, I had to do what I did to succeed. Everyone was lowering their prices to beat there competition so I did the same I eventually beat my competition.
I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.
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.
We are coming to see that there should be no stifling of labor by capital, or of capital by labor; and also that there should be no stifling of labor by labor, or of capital by capital.