Perhaps the most tragic thing about mankind is that we are all dreaming about some magical garden over the horizon, instead of enjoying the roses that are right outside today.

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About Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie (25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company, which later became U.S. Steel.

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As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

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A man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.