50+ Andrew Carnegie Quotes | Minimalist Quotes

There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Consider Cradle Democracy Earth Letter Library Office Rank Wealth
Perhaps the most tragic thing about mankind is that we are all dreaming about some magical garden over the horizon, instead of enjoying the roses that are right outside today.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Dream Enjoy Garden Horizon Magic Man Outside Rose Tragedy
No man becomes rich unless he enriches others
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Man Other Rich
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

Best Competition Department Ensure Fit Hard Individual Law Race Survive
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or to get all the credit for doing it
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Credit Great Himself Leader Man
East or West Home is best.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Best East Home West
air castles are often within our grasp late in life, but then they charm not.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Air Castle Charm Grasp Late Life
There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Help People Try
Here lies one who knew how to get around him, men who were cleverer than himself
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Around Clever Himself Lie Man
Do real and permanent good in this world.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Good Permanent Real World
Show me a man of average ability but extraordinary desire and I will show you a winner everytime.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Ability Average Desire Extraordinary Man Myself Winner
Not only had I got rid of the theology and the supernatural, but I had found the truth of evolution.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Evolve Myself Rid Super Natural Theology Truth
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Care Duty Future Hope Little Yourself
The Republic may not give wealth or happiness, she has not promised these. It is the freedom to pursue these, not their realization, we can claim.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Freedom Happiness Herself Promise Pursue Realize Republic Wealth
All honor’s wounds are self-inflicted.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Honor Self Harm Wound
Humanity is an organism, inherently rejecting all that is deleterious, that is, wrong, and absorbing after trial what is beneficial, that is, right
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Absorb Benefit Humanity Organism Reject Right Trial Wrong
Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Basket Egg Watch Yourself
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Happiness Success Want Yourself
Wealth is not to feed our egos, but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Ego Feed Help Hungry People Themselves Wealth
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
ANDREW CARNEGIE

Approval Best Conscious Except Yourself

Andrew Carnegie Quotes

Famous American industrialists