Quotes by Andrew Carnegie

About Andrew Carnegie:

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He built a leadership role as a philanthropist for America and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away to charities, foundations, and universities about $350 million (in 2011, $225 billion) – almost 90 percent of his fortune. His 1889 article proclaiming "The Gospel of Wealth" called on the rich to use their wealth to improve society, and it stimulated a wave of philanthropy.
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As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

Andrew Carnegie

Not only had I got rid of the theology and the supernatural, but I had found the truth of evolution.

Andrew Carnegie

The result of my journey was to bring a certain mental peace. Where there had been chaos there was now order. My mind was at rest. I had a philosophy at last. The words of Christ "The Kingdom of Heaven is within you," had a new meaning for me. Not in...

Andrew Carnegie

You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

Andrew Carnegie

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is 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

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.

Andrew Carnegie

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.

Andrew Carnegie

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

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

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

Andrew Carnegie

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.

Andrew Carnegie

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

Andrew Carnegie

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

Andrew Carnegie

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

Andrew Carnegie

There is little success where there is little laughter.

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

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

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

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

Author Bio

  • NameAndrew Carnegie
  • DescriptionAmerican businessman and philanthropist
  • BornNovember 25, 1835
  • DiedAugust 11, 1919
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPhilanthropist; Business Magnate