Community Quote by Andrew Carnegie

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust to be managed for the good of others.

— Andrew Carnegie

“This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or…

— Andrew Carnegie

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

— Andrew Carnegie

The surplus wealth we have gained to some extent at least belongs to our fellow beings; we are only the temporary custodians of our…

— Jacob Schiff

Wealth does not teach us to transcend the desire for wealth. The possession of many goods does not bring the repose of not desiring…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Wealth is a responsibility and the sharing of it a way of life.

— Peter M. Haas

“It is not the possession of money that constitutes wealth, that gives the highest satisfaction, and awakens the consciousness of noble achievement, the assurance…

— Orison Swett Marden

Surplus money allows some people to exercise inordinate power over others: in the workplace; in politics; and above all in the capture, use and…

— George Monbiot

Wealth brings noble opportunities, and competence is a proper object of pursuit; but wealth, and even competence, may be bought at too high a…

— George Stillman Hillard

Anyone, without any great penetration, may distinguish the dispositions consequent on wealth; for its possessors are insolent and overbearing, from being tainted in a…

— Aristotle

If one has been blessed or have been fortunate enough to have got much more than normal wealth, it is but natural that one…

— Azim Premji

I think that any wealth creates a sense of trusteeship... it is characteristic of the new generation which has created wealth to have some…

— Azim Premji