Andrew Carnegie on Success Quotes

"No man can become rich without himself enriching others."

"Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends."

"There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else."

"There is little success where there is little laughter."

"The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced."

"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence."

"No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself."

"Confidence is the foundation of all great achievement."

"Millionaires who laugh are rare. My experience is that wealth is apt to take the smiles from men's faces."

"I would as soon leave to my son a curse as the almighty dollar."

"The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised."

"Do not scatter your shot. The great successes of life are made by concentration."

"The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well."

"Success is the result of a definite purpose, plus the confidence to execute it."

"Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs."

"Success is the power with which to acquire whatever one demands of life without violating the rights of others."

"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it."

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

"The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled."

"The master of his craft is the master of his fate."

"The men who have succeeded are those who have chosen one line and stuck to it."

"The 'average man' is a nonentity; he has no confidence in himself."

"The man who is most likely to succeed in any business is the man who knows most about it."

"Concentration is my motto — first honesty, then industry, then concentration."

"Concentrate your energy, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches that basket."

"The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it."

"All honor to the man who has reached the top by his own efforts."

"The man who starts out with the idea of making a fortune is not the man who will succeed."

"You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself."

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

"I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line."

"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents."

"Success is the result of the application of the mind to one thing."