{"id":246,"date":"2008-01-15T13:41:20","date_gmt":"2008-01-15T20:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpeter.ccreadbible.org\/?p=246"},"modified":"2008-01-15T13:41:20","modified_gmt":"2008-01-15T20:41:20","slug":"andrew-carnegies-tombstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeter.ccreadbible.org\/?p=246","title":{"rendered":"Wisdom from Andrew Carnegie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Helvetica\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeter.ccreadbible.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/mantel.jpg\" title=\"mantel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeter.ccreadbible.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/mantel.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"mantel.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Helvetica\">\u00a0The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Helvetica\"><font face=\"Helvetica\">It is the mind that makes the body rich.<\/font><\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\"><font face=\"Helvetica\">The richest heritage a young man can have is to be born into poverty.<br \/>\n<\/font><\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\"><font face=\"Helvetica\">Take care of your pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font face=\"Helvetica\">As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Helvetica\">A man, to be in business, must be at least owner of the enterprise which he manages and to which he gives his attention, and is chiefly dependent on for his revenues not upon salary but upon its profits.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">Men who reach decisions promptly usually have the capacity to move with definiteness of purpose in other circumstances.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">A great business is seldom if ever built up, except on lines of strictest integrity.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">Put your eggs in one basket. And watch the basket. That\u2019s the way to make money.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">Concentration is my motto \u2013 first honesty, then industry, then concentration.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb a little.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">The surest foundation of a manufacturing concern is quality.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">The sole purpose of being rich is to give away money.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">Anything in life worth having is worth working for!<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">While the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">It is impossible for anyone to be cheated out of an honorable career unless he cheats himself.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">Whatever your wages are, save a little.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">Do not make riches, but usefulness your first aim.<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<font face=\"Helvetica\">Here lies a man who knew how to enlist the service of better men than himself. <\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. It is the mind that makes the body rich. The richest heritage a young man can have is to be born into poverty. Take care of your pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves. 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