The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son Quotes

“In my opinion, “excuses” is a mental illness, and people with this serious illness are all losers without exception.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Many people make themselves into a passive person. They want to wait until all conditions are perfect, that is, when the time is right, before taking action. Life is an opportunity at any time, but there is almost nothing perfect.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Only by being able to endure what people cannot bear, can you do what people cannot do.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“My mentality is more important than my intelligence;”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“In my opinion, donating money is a wrong kind of help. It will make a person lose the motivation to be thrifty and diligent, and become lazy, unpredictable, and unaccountable. More importantly, when you give alms to a person, you deny his dignity, and if you deny his dignity, you take away his destiny, which is extremely immoral in my opinion. As a rich man, I have the responsibility to be a messenger for the benefit of mankind, but I cannot be the initiator of making lazy people.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“From poverty, the road to prosperity is always unobstructed. The important thing is that you firmly believe that you are your greatest capital. You have to exercise your faith and keep exploring the reasons for your hesitation until faith replaces doubt. You have to know that you can’t achieve what you don’t believe in; faith is the force that drives you forward.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Work is the price we pay for enjoying success. Wealth and happiness can only be obtained by hard work.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“never seem to lack ambition. Since I was very young, to become the richest person has always been my impulsive ambition and dream.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Lincoln’s life wrote a great truth: unless you give up, you will not be defeated.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“If you look at the ordinary people, you will find that they are all living passively, they always say much more than they do, or even do nothing. But almost all of them are good at finding excuses, they will find various excuse to procrastinate until they finally prove that this matter should not be, unable to or it is too late to be done.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Our mentality determines our ability. If we think we can do this much, we can really do that much. If we truly believe that we can do more, we can think creatively about various methods.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“When we believe that something is impossible to do, our brain will find various reasons for us not to do it. However, when we believe—really believe that something can be done, our brain will help us find various ways.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Do not take the first step without thinking about the last step.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“He straightened up, pointed at me, and said to my teacher: “Can you ask that student to leave his seat? His clothes are really too shabby.” I was a weak student and had to obey the teacher’s orders. I can’t fight, I can only stand up silently and let the well-dresses students create a beautiful scenery. At that moment I felt my face hot. But I was not angry, and neither did I pity myself, nor did I lament at my parents for not dressing me more properly. In fact, they did their best for me to get a good education. Looking at the adjusting the camera scene, I clenched my fists in my heart and swore to myself: One day, you will become the richest person in the world!”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“A person must have goals or ambitions to live, otherwise, he is like a ship without a rudder, drifting forever, and will only reach the beach of disappointment, failure, and frustration.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“If a person says, “I don't want money”, it is equivalent to saying: “I don't want to serve my family, friends, and compatriots.” This statement is absurd, but it is also absurd to sever the relationship between the two!”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“I have no rights to be poor I should be rich; I have no right to be poor. Let money be my slave, but do not let me be a slave of money. Every penny in his hand adds a penny to the power to determine his future destiny. (Well does the man know, who has suffered, there are things sweeter and holier and more sacred than gold.)”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Excuses keep most people out of the door to success. Ninety-nine percent of failures are because people are used to making excuses. So, in the process of pursuing career success, the most important step is to prevent yourself from making excuses.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“I have been annoyed by my broken shoes until I met a man who has no feet.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Do not make excuses Excuses are the source of failure. The more successful a person is, the less he will make excuses. Ninety-nine percent of failures are because people are used to making excuses.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Diligence brings Nobility”,”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Successful people are just ordinary people who believe in themselves and affirm what they do. Never, never sell yourself cheaply.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Heaven and hell are created by ourselves. If you give meaning to your work, you will feel happy regardless of its size and you will feel fulfilled no matter what self-set results you have attained. If you don’t like to do anything, even the simplest things will become difficult and boring. When you lament that this work is very tiring, despite not working hard, you will feel exhausted, in other words there is a huge difference. This is how things are. John, if you view work as a pleasure, life is heaven; if you view work as a duty, life is hell. Reflect on your work attitude, it will make everyone happy.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Losing work means losing happiness. It is regrettable that some people only realize this after being unemployed, which is very unfortunate! I am proud to say that I have never tasted unemployment. This is not my luck, because I never treat work as hard labour without fun, instead I found infinite happiness from work.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Of course, to win the competition, courage is only one aspect of winning, and you also need to have strength. Crutches cannot replace strong and powerful feet. We must stand on our own feet and rely on ourselves. If your feet are not strong enough to support you, you should not give up and admit defeat, but should work hard to hone, strengthen and develop your feet and let them exert their power. I think Mr. Benson who is in heaven will agree with me. Love,
Your Father”
― 范毅然, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Llevar a la práctica con éxito una buena idea es más valioso que pensar en mil buenas ideas en casa.”
― John D. Rockefeller, Las 38 cartas de J.D. Rockefeller a su hijo: perspectivas, ideología y sabiduría

“Everyone hopes that one day they can reach the highest level and enjoy the fruits of success that follows. However, most of them do not have the required confidence and determination, hence they cannot reach the top. It is also because they believe that they cannot reach it, so they find a route to take where they cannot reach the top, and their actions always stay at the level of ordinary people.”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“La mayor recompensa por nuestro arduo trabajo no es lo que obtenemos”
― John D. Rockefeller, Las 38 cartas de J.D. Rockefeller a su hijo: perspectivas, ideología y sabiduría

“The stronger you are”
― G. Ng, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom

“Ask yourself, am I using my mind to create history, or just to record the history made by others?”
― John D. Rockefeller, The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to his son: Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom