Andrew Carnegie

“No man becomes rich unless he enriches others”- Andrew Carnegie

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

"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."

The average person puts only 25% of his energy 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%.

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

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

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

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

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

Here lies a man who knew how to enlist the service of better men than himself.