Andrew Carnegie Quotes

The man who dies rich dies disgraced. – Andrew Carnegie

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Andrew Carnegie

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. – Andrew Carnegie

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

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

No man can become rich without himself enriching others. – Andrew Carnegie

I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution. – Andrew Carnegie

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

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

Concentration is my motto – first honesty, then industry, then concentration. – Andrew Carnegie

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! – 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

Do real and permanent good in this world. – Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie Quotes part 2

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled. – Andrew Carnegie

The man who has money to spare can usually choose his own time and place for giving it away. – Andrew Carnegie

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave. – Andrew Carnegie

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%. – Andrew Carnegie

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

Anything in life worth having is worth working for. – Andrew Carnegie

All honor’s wounds are self-inflicted. – Andrew Carnegie

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

Aim for the highest. – Andrew Carnegie

No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor. – 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, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. – Andrew Carnegie

The only alternative to success is failure. – Andrew Carnegie

The man who starts out going nowhere, generally gets there. – Andrew Carnegie

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

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave. – Andrew Carnegie

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

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb. – Andrew Carnegie

No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor. – Andrew Carnegie

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

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

The man who dies rich dies disgraced. – Andrew Carnegie

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

I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar. – 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

Ability is a poor man’s wealth. – Andrew Carnegie

The secret to success is not in doing one thing well, but in doing many things together at once. – Andrew Carnegie

Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. – Andrew Carnegie

Success is not measured by the position one has reached in life, but by the obstacles one has overcome while trying to succeed. – Andrew Carnegie

The man of control has landed on his feet. The man out of control has landed on his seat. – Andrew Carnegie

The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused. – Andrew Carnegie

People will work terribly hard for the things they want, but if they don’t want success badly enough, nothing will make them work for it. – Andrew Carnegie

The true way to wealth is not to rely on others to make you rich, but to rely on yourself to make yourself rich. – Andrew Carnegie