Men Quotes by Andrew Carnegie

The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.

— Andrew Carnegie

Young man, make your name worth something.

— Andrew Carnegie

No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.

— Andrew Carnegie

No man can become rich without himself enriching others

— Andrew Carnegie

I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the…

— Andrew Carnegie

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater…

— Andrew Carnegie

A word, a look, an accent, may affect the destiny not only of individuals, but of nations. He is a bold man…

— Andrew Carnegie

To kill a man will be considered as disgusting [in the twentieth century] as we in this day consider it disgusting to…

— Andrew Carnegie

Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

— Andrew Carnegie

The wise young man or wage earner of today invests his money in real estate.

— Andrew Carnegie

Show me a man of average ability but extraordinary desire and I'll show you a winner every time.

— Andrew Carnegie

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

— Andrew Carnegie

It is not the rich man's son that the young struggler for advancement has to fear in the race for life, nor…

— Andrew Carnegie

A man who was generous with his wealth. It has been reported that during his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million…

— Andrew Carnegie

I began to learn what poverty meant. It was burnt in my heart then that my father had to beg for work…

— Andrew Carnegie

The battle of life is already half won by the young man who is brought in contact with high officials; and the…

— Andrew Carnegie

Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate. More money has been made in real estate than in all…

— Andrew Carnegie

Why should men leave great fortunes to their children? If this is done from affection, is it not misguided affection? Observation teaches…

— Andrew Carnegie

Nothing tells in the long run like a good judgment, and no sound judgment can remain with the man whose mind is…

— Andrew Carnegie

The man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was his to administer during his life, will pass away…

— Andrew Carnegie

The man of wealth [should] consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon…

— Andrew Carnegie

I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line. I have no…

— Andrew Carnegie

The day is not far distant when the man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was free for…

— Andrew Carnegie

I have never known a concern to make a decided success that did not do good, honest work, and even in these…

— Andrew Carnegie

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

— Andrew Carnegie

I wish to have as my epitaph: 'Here lies a man who was wise enough to bring into his service men who…

— Andrew Carnegie

Men who reach decisions promptly usually have the capacity to move with definiteness of purpose in other circumstances.

— Andrew Carnegie

Give me a man with an average ability but a burning desire to succeed and I will give you a winner in…

— Andrew Carnegie

A man's reading program should be as carefully planned as his daily diet, for that too is food, without which he cannot…

— Andrew Carnegie

Here lies one who knew how to get around him men who were cleverer than himself

— Andrew Carnegie

The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it.

— Andrew Carnegie

In [my] life ... I did not understand steam machinery, but I tried to understand that much more complicated piece of mechanism…

— Andrew Carnegie

The greatest astonishment of my life was the discovery that the man who does the work is not the man who gets…

— Andrew Carnegie

There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation and kept it

— Andrew Carnegie

One great cause of failure of young men in business is the lack of concentration.

— Andrew Carnegie

The public only knows one side of [Mark Mark Twain] - the amusing part. Little does it suspect that he was a…

— Andrew Carnegie

Do not think a man has done his full duty when he has performed the work assigned him. A man will never…

— Andrew Carnegie

Every man gravitates to where he belongs in life, just as surely as water seeks and finds its level. His position is…

— 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,…

— Andrew Carnegie

The man of business knows that only by years of patient, unremitting attention to affairs can he earn his reward, which is…

— Andrew Carnegie