236 Quotes by Andrew Carnegie

There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation and kept it.

A man’s reading program should be as carefully planned as his daily diet, for that too is food, without which he cannot grow mentally.

The best time to expand is when no one else dares to take risks.

Show me a man of average ability but extraordinary desire and I’ll show you a winner every time.

When fate hands us a lemon, let’s try to make lemonade.

Men are developed the same way gold is mined. When gold is mined, several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold; but one doesn’t go into the mine looking for dirt – one goes in looking for the gold.

Strong men don’t compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

You develop millionaires the way you mine gold. You expect to move tons of dirt to find an ounce of gold, but you don’t go into the mine looking for the dirt-you go in looking for the gold.

I don’t believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.