Quotes About Wealth

Gates had to take account of the many things that Rockefeller had ruled off-limits, such as funding social-welfare agencies.

he had positively no gift, except that of making money.

It is not easy to part with the wealth we have accumulated after years of hard work and difficulty

Science today owes as much to the rich men of generosity and discernment

he "taught men how to use money and how not to be its slave.

Having outsmarted the largest railroad, Rockefeller had acquired a stranglehold on the three major roads, and his taming of the imperious Tom Scott guaranteed that no railroad president would ever dare to tangle with him again.

Rockefeller tried to expand his disbursements to keep pace with his mounting income, and his donations nearly doubled from $61,000 in 1881 to $119,000 three years later.

And he had inherited the chief American bank in London.

there will never be another bank as powerful, mysterious, or opulent as the old House of Morgan.

All the fortune that I have made has not served to compensate for the anxiety of that period.

but he is kept in check by the Drexels.

Whatever his own discomfort, Rockefeller made an excellent impression.

Aware of the rich children spoiled by their parents, Senior seized every opportunity to teach his son the value of money.

As a philanthropist, Rockefeller chose to cultivate a wise detachment from his creations and told Harper that he saw himself as a silent partner in the operation

these affairs consumed less of Pierpont's time and interest than his true aphrodisiac—art collecting.

Yet Big Bill never entirely lost touch with his Rockefeller family.

Rockefeller felt no discomfort at being surrounded by humble people

Bill had relatively little contact with his rich sons, John and William, but was extremely close to the envious Frank, who shared his love of fishing and hunting.

Unable to curtail his free-handed spending and with his crops faring poorly, he started out 1786 with a paltry eighty-six pounds in cash.

his great confidence and trust in me bridged all the difference in age, wealth, and position.

No business experience was ever wasted upon Rockefeller.

Where Junius had accommodated the Rothschilds, Pierpont defied them, secretly demanding a higher commission on the issue

think she was also thinking, perhaps, of Justine, up there in the big house among the tall candles and the oil-paintings by forgotten masters.

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