Andrew Carnegie

There is no idol more debasing than the worship of money.

Andrew Carnegie

There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself.

Andrew Carnegie

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

Andrew Carnegie

What one does easily, one does well.

Andrew Carnegie

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

Andrew Carnegie

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

Young man, make your name worth something.

Andrew Carnegie

A great business is seldom if ever built up, except on lines of the strictest integrity.

Andrew Carnegie

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

Andrew Carnegie

Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun on one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it.

Andrew Carnegie