Andrew Carnegie at National Portrait Gallery. Public domain.
Philosophy
Andrew Carnegie Dictum
In his final days, Carnegie suffered from bronchial pneumonia. Before his death on August 11, 1919, Carnegie had donated $350,695,654 for various causes. The "Andrew Carnegie Dictum" was:
- To spend the first third of one's life getting all the education one can.
- To spend the next third making all the money one can.
- To spend the last third giving it all away for worthwhile causes.
Carnegie was involved in philanthropic causes, but he kept himself away from religious circles. He wanted to be identified by the world as a "positivist". He was highly influenced in public life by John Bright.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvhlRa2tG6A
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