Quote by Andrew Carnegie
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to a

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. – Andrew Carnegie

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Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends – the right of the laborer to his hundred dollars in the savings bank, and equally the legal right of the millionaire to his millions. – Andrew Carnegie

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Property
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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. – Andrew Carnegie

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Confidence
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The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability 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%. – Andrew Carnegie

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work
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Its not the having, its the getting. – Charles Spurgeon

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I dont plan on going back to legal work. I wanted an international career, and finance seemed to be where some interesting career opportunities were. – Nick Johnson

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finance

There can be no rise in the value of labour without a fall of profits. – David Ricardo

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All money is a matter of belief. – Adam Smith

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If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite.
For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro narrow chinks of his cavern. – William Blake

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She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech. – George Bernard Shaw

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You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith. – Mary Manin Morrissey

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Compromise is never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and the terror of a coward. – Reginald W. Kaufman

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