John D. Rockefeller Quotes

Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.

The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what interests you and that you can do well, and put your whole soul into it -- every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have.

God gave me my money. 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. Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.

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

As I study wealthy men, I can see but one way in which they can secure a real equivalent for money spent, and that is to cultivate a taste for giving where the money may produce an effect, which will be a lasting gratification.

I would rather earn % of a people's efforts than % of my own efforts.

I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

The best philanthropy is a search for cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.

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

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