Andrew Carnegie quotes

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the American steel industry. His enormous wealth funded libraries, universities, and charities across the United States and abroad. He became one of the most influential philanthropists of his time. Here are 68 of his quotes:

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. (Andrew Carnegie)
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. View quote
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Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. View quote
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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. View quote
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The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. View quote
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The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket. View quote
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Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. View quote
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He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave. View quote
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The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship. View quote
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Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity. View quote
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Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends - the right of the laborer to his hundred dollars in the savings bank, and equally the legal right of the millionaire to his millions. (Andrew Carnegie)
The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced. View quote
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You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb. View quote
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The sound rule in busi­ness is that you may give money freely when you have a sur­plus, but your name never-nei­ther as en­dorser nor as mem­ber of a cor­po­ra­tion with in­di­vid­ual li­a­bil­ity. View quote
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Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves. View quote
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The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do. View quote
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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%. View quote
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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. View quote
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Three generations from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves. View quote
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While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department. We accept and welcome, therefore, as conditions to which we must accommodate ourselves, great inequality of environment, the concentration of business, industrial and commercial, in the hands of the few, and the law of competition between these, as being not only beneficial, but essential for the future progress of the race. View quote
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It is not the rich man's son that the young struggler for advancement has to fear in the race of life, nor his nephew, nor his cousin. Let him look out for the "dark horse" in the boy who begins by sweeping out the office. (Andrew Carnegie)
Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration. View quote
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No man can become rich without himself enriching others. View quote
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If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes. View quote
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There is little success where there is little laughter. View quote
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Andrew Carnegie

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Occupation: American Businessman
Born: November 25, 1835
Died: August 11, 1919
Quotes count: 68
Wikipedia: Andrew Carnegie

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