John D. Rockefeller — "I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure."

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

"I would not give a penny for a man's opinion on a subject if he had not risked anything on it."

"The American Beauty Rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which bring cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which grow up around it. This is not an evil tendency in bus…"

"Never lose interest in life and the world. Never allow yourself to become annoyed."

"The good old way of working hard and saving money is the best way to get ahead."