A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
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I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Thrift is vital for a structured and orderly life.
John D. Rockefeller emphasizes the importance of thriftiness, suggesting that managing oneβs resources wisely is crucial for a balanced and harmonious life. This concept can relate not just to financial savings, but also to the careful consideration of how one utilizes time and other resources, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling existence.
Themes
ThriftLivingOrderResourcesWell-Ordered
In practice
Example use cases
During a financial literacy workshop, one might use this quote to highlight the importance of savings.
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The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed; you must have a larger ambition. There is no mystery in business success. If you do each day's task successfully, and stay faithfully within these natural operations of commercial laws which I talk so much about, and keep your head clear, you will come out all right.
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