Tuesday, January 10, 2012

From "This Day in History"

In 1870 john Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.  As a youth, Rockefeller said his two great ambitions were to make $100,000 and live 100 years (he made it to 98).  He is buried in Cleveland at Lake View Cemetery and at the age of 86 penned the following to sum up his life:

I was early taught to work as well as play,
My life has been one long, happy holiday;
Full of work and full of play-
I dropped the worry on the way-
And God was good to me everyday.