23 Quotes By Andrew Carnegie


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

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.
Andrew Carnegie on best

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
Andrew Carnegie on best

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.
Andrew Carnegie on best

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.
Andrew Carnegie on business

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
Andrew Carnegie on business

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
Andrew Carnegie on finance

The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
Andrew Carnegie on finance

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

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
Andrew Carnegie on good

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
Andrew Carnegie on great

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
Andrew Carnegie on great

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
Andrew Carnegie on leadership

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
Andrew Carnegie on leadership

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
Andrew Carnegie on leadership

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

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.
Andrew Carnegie on men

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.
Andrew Carnegie on money

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.
Andrew Carnegie on power

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