John D. Rockefeller Sr.

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

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John D. Rockefeller Sr. greets a child outside the Memorial Church in Tarrytown, N.Y., 1923.

 The Rockefeller Foundation says he went out with dimes and nickels which he gave to adults and children, along with advice to work hard and to save what they earned. (AP Photo/Rockefeller Archive Center)