Inspirational Quotations by Andrew Carnegie

  • The man who dies rich dies disgraced.
    Topic: Philanthropy
    From Issue 135
  • No man will make a great leader who wants to do it
    all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.
    From Issue 239
  • As I grew older, I pay less attention to
    what men say, I just watch what they do.
    From Issue 283
  • No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.
    From Issue 315
  • A word, a look, an accent, may affect the destiny not only of individuals, but of nations. He is a bold man who calls anything a trifle.
    From Issue 382
  • 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%.
    From Issue 384
  • People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity.
    From Issue 388
  • 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.
    From Issue 389

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