Andrew Carnegie
United States
25 Nov 1835 // 11 Aug 1919
Industrialist
25 Nov 1835 // 11 Aug 1919
Industrialist
Never speculate...if you have savings, invest them in solid securities, lands, or property. The man who gambles upon the exchanges is in the condition of the man who gambles at the gaming table. He rarely, if ever, makes a permanent success.
'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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