Stem the Tide

It is human to stand with the crowd; it is divine to stand alone; it is man-like to follow the people, to drift with the tide; it is godlike to follow a principle, to stem the tide.

Success and Disaster

"Meet success like a gentleman and disaster like a man"

Lord Birkenhead

10 Principles of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. #10

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.

10 Principles of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. #9

I believe in an all-wise and all-loving God, named by whatever name, and that the individual's highest fulfillment, greatest happiness, and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with His will.

10 Principles of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. #8

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.

10 Principles of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. #7

I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man's word should be as good as his bond; that character - not wealth or power or position  --- is of supreme worth.

10 Principles of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. #5

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