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Andrew Carnegie, born on November 25, 1835, and died on August 11, 1919, was a renowned business magnate. He rose from a common employee in a railway company to become a leading figure in the steel industry. Carnegie achieved great success in business, but he is also known for his charitable endeavors, donating a substantial amount of money to education, libraries, and public welfare.

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Famous Andrew Carnegie Quotes

“Teamwork appears most effective if each individual helps others to succeed, increasing the synergy of that team; ideally, every person will contribute different skills to increase the efficiency of the team and develop its unity.”

Ifs Persons Different Helping Individual Team Succeed Skills Increase Unity Helping Others Teamwork Efficiency Synergy

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.”

“Do not think a man has done his full duty when he has performed the work assigned him. A man will never rise if he does only this. Promotion comes from exceptional work.”

Ifs Thinking Men Doe Done Business Duty Basketball Exceptional Promotion Inspirational Business

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“Why should men leave great fortunes to their children? If this is done from affection, is it not misguided affection? Observation teaches that, generally speaking, it is not well for the children that they should be so burdened.”

Ifs Men Should Wells Children Done Poverty Teach Fortune Affection Observation Misguided

Book:The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings

Source: The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings

“A business is seldom if ever built up except on lines of strictest integrity.”

Ifs Lines Integrity Ethics Built Moral Ethics

Book:The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Source: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

“I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line. I have no faith in the policy of scattering one's resources, and in my experience I have rarely if ever met a man who achieved preeminence in money making.. certainly never one in manufacturing.. who was interested in many concerns.”

Ifs Men Believe I Believe Lines Policy Masters Mets Achievement Commitment Resources Concern Making Money Manufacturing

Book:The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Source: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

“My hopes were high, and I looked every day for some change to take place. What it was to be I knew not, but that it would come I felt certain if I kept on. One day the chance came.”

Ifs Certain Felt Chance One Day

Book:Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography

Source: Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography

“If it is right that schools should be maintained by the whole community for the well-being of the whole, it is right also that libraries should be so maintained.”

Ifs Should Wells Whole School Community Library Well Being

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“Any person can achieve greatness if they understand the philosophy of success and the steps required to achieve it.”

Ifs Persons Philosophy Steps Achieve Greatness Achieve Greatness

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“If thou dost not sow, thou shalt not reap.”

Ifs Reap

Book:The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings

Source: The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings

About the Author

Born: November 25, 1835
Died: August 11, 1919
Known for: Business magnate
Quotes: 169

Books & Sources

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top BiographyRelated source material

The Autobiography of Andrew CarnegieRelated source material

The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other WritingsRelated source material

The Empire of BusinessRelated source material

The Andrew Carnegie readerRelated source material

Miscellaneous Writings of Andrew CarnegieRelated source material

A Carnegie AnthologyRelated source material

Autobiography of Andrew CarnegieRelated source material

Great American Lives: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, and The Education of Henry AdamsRelated source material

The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and His Essay The Gospel of WealthRelated source material

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