Quote by Andrew Carnegie
There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help the

There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he be willing to climb himself. – Andrew Carnegie

Other quotes by Andrew Carnegie

The morality of compromise sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men dont compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. – Andrew Carnegie

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Men
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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 great enemy of the life of faith in God is not sin, but the good which is not good enough. The good is always the enemy of the best. – Oswald Chambers

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Progress

The world is so fast that there are days when the person who says it cant be done is interrupted by the person who is doing it. – Anon.

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Progress

If you improve or tinker with something long enough, eventually it will break or malfunction. – Arthur Bloch

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Progress

As the twentieth century ends, commerce and culture are coming closer together. The distinction between life and art has been eroded by fifty years of enhanced communications, ever-improving reproduction technologies and increasing wealth. – Stephen Bayley

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Progress

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It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you. – Baltasar Gracian

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In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change. – Nhat Hanh

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A buoyant, positive approach to the game is as basic as a sound swing. – Tony Lema

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Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens — and then everybody disagrees. – Boris Marshalov

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Government