Rockefeller, the American oil tycoon, wrote to his son without using any flowery language, but every sentence is a reflection of his experience.
Life is a great battle.
Motto: Opportunities are obtained through opportunities.
Bad habits can control us and determine success or failure. They are easy to form, but hard to serve.
Successfully putting a good idea into practice is much more valuable than daydreaming up a thousand good ideas at home.
(To conquer you have need to do, to do again, ever to do! And your safety is insured.)
December 24, 1897
Dear John: