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Andrew Carnegie Quotes
- The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced. – Andrew Carnegie
- As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. – Andrew Carnegie
- No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it. – Andrew Carnegie
- You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself. – Andrew Carnegie
- People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. – Andrew Carnegie
A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune. Young people should know that it can be cultivated; that the mind, like the body can be moved for the shade into sunshine. – Andrew Carnegie
There is little success where there is little laughter. – Andrew Carnegie
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. – Andrew Carnegie
Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs. – Andrew Carnegie
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket. – Andrew Carnegie
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. – Andrew Carnegie
And the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual but it’s best for the race because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department. – Andrew Carnegie
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. – Andrew Carnegie
All honor’s wounds are self-inflicted. – Andrew Carnegie
Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was because you wanted something. Aim for the highest and when it’s a question of God’s almighty spirit. Never say I can’t. – Andrew Carnegie
I did not understand steam machinery, but I tried to understand much more complicated mechanism; – man. – Andrew Carnegie
You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best. – Andrew Carnegie
The ‘morality of compromise’ sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness or an admission of defeat. Strong men don’t compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. – Andrew Carnegie
It is the mind that makes the body rich. – Andrew Carnegie
The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%. – Andrew Carnegie
I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle. – Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Morgan buys his partners; I grow my own. – Andrew Carnegie
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. – Andrew Carnegie
I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar. – Andrew Carnegie
Concentration is my motto – first honesty, then industry, then concentration. – Andrew Carnegie
I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution. – Andrew Carnegie
The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it. – Andrew Carnegie
There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else. – Andrew Carnegie
Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! – Andrew Carnegie
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. – Andrew Carnegie
The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled. – Andrew Carnegie
Success can be attained in any branch of human labor. There is always room at the top in every pursuit. Concentrate all your thought and energy upon the performance of your duties. – Andrew Carnegie
Aim for the highest. – Andrew Carnegie
He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave. – Andrew Carnegie
I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master of that line. – Andrew Carnegie
Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket. – Andrew Carnegie
I began to learn what poverty meant. It was burnt into my heart then that my father had to beg for work. And then and there came the resolve that I would cure that when I got to be a man. – Andrew Carnegie
No person will make a great business; who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. – Andrew Carnegie
The secret of happiness is renunciation. – Andrew Carnegie
All achievements, all earned riches have their beginning in an idea. – Andrew Carnegie
My motto is concentration. First honesty; then industry and then concentration. – Andrew Carnegie
There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not want to help themselves. – Andrew Carnegie
I wish to have as my epitaph: Here lies a man who was wise enough to bring into his service men who knew more than he. – Andrew Carnegie
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes. – Andrew Carnegie
Wealth is not to feed the egos but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves. – Andrew Carnegie
Anything worth having is worth working for. – Andrew Carnegie
Be king in your dreams. Make your vow that you will reach that position, with untarnished reputation, and make no other vow to distract your attention. – Andrew Carnegie
Young man, make your name worth something. – Andrew Carnegie
My heart is in the work. – Andrew Carnegie
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. – Andrew Carnegie
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust to be managed for the good of others. – Andrew Carnegie
A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never-failing spring in the desert. – Andrew Carnegie
It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone. – Andrew Carnegie
All human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes. – Andrew Carnegie
Do real and permanent good in this world. – Andrew Carnegie
It is trying to be other than one’s self that unmans one. Be your own natural self and go ahead. – Andrew Carnegie
The secret of success lies not in doing your own work but in recognizing the best person to do it. – Andrew Carnegie
Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves. – Andrew Carnegie
No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor. – Andrew Carnegie
The wise man put all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket. – Andrew Carnegie
Whatever I engage in, I push inordinately. – Andrew Carnegie
And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret. Concentrate your energy, thoughts and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged in. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line; to lead in it. Adopt every improvement, have the best machinery and know the most about it. – Andrew Carnegie
Don’t look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. – Andrew Carnegie
I can’t afford to pay them any other way. – Andrew Carnegie
No man becomes rich without himself enriching others. – Andrew Carnegie
When I did big things, some large corporations like the Pennsylvania Railroad Company were behind me and responsible party. – Andrew Carnegie
