John D. Rockefeller

"The best inheritance a man can leave his children is a good name and a good example."

"The accumulation of wealth is not a sin if acquired honestly."

"Patience is the ornament of the brave."

"I came out of the shop and made up my mind I would be rich."

"Success comes to those who work and plan."

"Every great fortune has a crime at its beginning, but character is not a crime."

"The best philanthropy is constantly in touch with all the varying conditions of the people whom it wishes to help."

"I believe the power to make money is a gift from God."

"Sickness, old age, and death come to all of us. We must accept them with grace."

"The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed."

"I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts."

"Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in."

"A man's greatest pleasure is to accomplish what people think he cannot do."

"The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well."

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

"I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand."

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

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

"The most important thing for a young man is to establish credit."

"I have always believed that it is important to circulate money in the community."

"Every right implies a responsibility."

"The object of my life has been to accumulate and spend money for education."

"I believe in saving and in accumulation, but not for its own sake."

"The habit of saving is itself an education."

"Take my wealth, but leave me my health and I will be back where I started."

"In these days of the radio, the universal telephone, and other modern appliances, ideas are everywhere."

"A friendship founded on business is a good deal better than a business founded on friendship."

"I am not afraid of a little hard work, but I hate waste."

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

"I have always been interested in the subject of character and how it is developed."