Andrew Carnegie quotes

Born
November 25, 1835, Dunfermline, Scotland.

Died
August 11, 1919.

Occupation
Industrialist, philanthropist.

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, philanthropist, and businessman who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was one of the richest men in the world and became one of the most important philanthropists of his era, giving away over $350 million to various causes.

Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
– Andrew Carnegie

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
– Andrew Carnegie

Show me a man of average ability but extraordinary desire and I’ll show you a winner every time.
– Andrew Carnegie

You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big.
– Andrew Carnegie

No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.
– Andrew Carnegie

The sole purpose of being rich is to give away money.
– Andrew Carnegie

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

Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves.
– Andrew Carnegie

One great cause of failure of young men in business is lack of concentration.
– Andrew Carnegie

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

Wealth is not to feed our egos but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.
– Andrew Carnegie

It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.
– Andrew Carnegie

You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.
– Andrew Carnegie

There is little success where there is little laughter.
– Andrew Carnegie

Concentrate your energy, your thoughts and your capital.
– Andrew Carnegie

Young man, make your name worth something.
– Andrew Carnegie

The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do.
– Andrew Carnegie

The greatest astonishment of my life was the discovery that the man who does the work is not the man who gets rich.
– Andrew Carnegie