Andrew Carnegie
United States
25 Nov 1835 // 11 Aug 1919
Industrialist
25 Nov 1835 // 11 Aug 1919
Industrialist
Do not think a man has done his full duty when he has performed the work assigned him. A man will never rise if he does only this. Promotion comes from exceptional work.
'From Oakland: How to Succeed in Life,' The Pittsburgh Bulletin (1903)
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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