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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 is willing to climb himself. – Andrew Carnegie

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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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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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To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better. – French Proverb

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Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do. – Khalil Gibran

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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. – John Wooden, They Call Me Coach

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Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. – Sally Koch

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Friendship needs no words — it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness. – Dag Hammarskjold

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