John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

“Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.”

“I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

“I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.”

“Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.”

“The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?”

“I believe that love is the greatest thing in the world; that it alone can overcome hate; that right can and will triumph over might.”

“I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business or personal affairs.”

“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.”

“I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.”

“I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order.”

“I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.”

“A man's wealth must be determined by the relation of his desires and expenditures to his income. If he feels rich on ten dollars, and has everything else he desires, he really is rich.”