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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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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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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One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute. – William Feather

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Sharia has become an increasingly significant force in American capitalism, thanks to the embrace by Wall Street and the U.S. government of so-called Sharia-Compliant Finance. Indeed, this countrys taxpayers now own the largest purveyor of sharia-compliant insurance products in the world: AIG. – Frank Gaffney

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Finance, like time, devours its own children. – Honore de Balzac

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finance

Any informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse. – Alan Greenspan

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finance

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