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The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?

— John D. Rockefeller

More from John D. Rockefeller

  1. The most important thing for a young man is to establish a credit... a reputation, character.
  2. 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 un…
  3. Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.
  4. Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.
  5. It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
  6. If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.
  7. If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
  8. I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts.

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  • wealth
  • ethics
  • money
  • purpose
  • utility

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