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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/those-who-would-administer-wisely-must-indeed-be-wise-for-one-of-the/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

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> [ Those who would administer \[charity\] wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity. It were better for mankind that the millions of the rich were thrown into the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/those-who-would-administer-charity-wisely-must-indeed-be-wise-for-one/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

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## More by Andrew Carnegie

> [Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/immense-power-is-acquired-by-assuring-yourself-in-your-secret/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/strong-men-don-t-compromise-it-is-said-and-principles-should-never-be/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [The battle of life is already half won by the young man who is brought in contact with high officials; and the great aim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/the-battle-of-life-is-already-half-won-by-the-young-man-who-is/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/be-king-in-your-dreams-make-your-vow-that-you-will-reach-that/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [“ You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb a little. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/you-cannot-push-anyone-up-a-ladder-unless-he-is-willing-to-climb-a/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [“A man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/a-man-who-acquires-the-ability-to-take-full-possession-of-his-own/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [The secret of happiness is renunciation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/the-secret-of-happiness-is-renunciation/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/give-me-the-life-of-the-boy-whose-mother-is-nurse-seamstress/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [Wealth is not to feed our egos but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/wealth-is-not-to-feed-our-egos-but-to-feed-the-hungry-and-to-help/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/you-cannot-push-anyone-up-the-ladder-unless-he-is-willing-to-climb/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [The more difficult a problem becomes, the more interesting it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/the-more-difficult-a-problem-becomes-the-more-interesting-it-is/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/teamwork-is-the-ability-to-work-together-toward-a-common-vision-the/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [The Republic may not give wealth or happiness, she has not promised these. It is the freedom to pursue these, not their realization, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/the-republic-may-not-give-wealth-or-happiness-she-has-not-promised/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [The price which society pays for the law of competition, like the price it pays for cheap comforts and luxuries, is great; but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/the-price-which-society-pays-for-the-law-of-competition-like-the/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

> [The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-carnegie/the-problem-of-our-age-is-the-proper-administration-of-wealth-so-that/)

[Andrew Carnegie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-carnegie/)

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