Quotation by

John D. Rockefeller

I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake.

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John D. Rockefeller is criticizing people who spend every moment of their day focused solely on earning money without any other purpose or value.

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