Be sure that you are not deceiving yourself at any time about actual conditions.
It is wrong to assume that men of immense wealth are always happy.
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.
Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.
The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.
When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.
There is nothing in this world that can compare with the Christian fellowship; nothing that can satisfy but Christ.
The major fortunes in America have been made in land.
When a man has accumulated a sum of money, accumulated it within the law, the Government has no right to share in its earnings.
The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?
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 have long been profoundly convinced that in the very nature of things, employers and employees are partners, not enemies; that their interests are common not opposed; that in the long run the success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.
We are quite convinced that if he were alive today, as an astute businessman looking out to the future, he would be moving out of fossil fuels and investing in clean, renewable energy.
Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take a positive approach by finding new ways to spread ownership of future capital growth more broadly in our society.
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.
I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.
The person with big talk and big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. 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.
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.
You know that great prejudice exists against all successful business enterprise – the more successful, the greater the prejudice.
Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed.