Advantages Of Poverty, Andrew Carnegie Flashcards

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Carnegie surrounded himself with

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Assistants who knew more than he did, and he let his partners share in his profits

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2
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Carnegie gave away

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365 milllion dollars

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3
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Carnegie declared it was

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A disgrace to die rich

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4
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It is everything

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To feel useful

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5
Q

I soon learned to

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Take messages by the ear, which was very uncommon

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6
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To stop expanding would be

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To fall behind

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7
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I saw that wooden bridges would not do

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And organized a company in Pittsburgh to build iron bridges

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8
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The parent who leaves his son enormous wealth

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Generally deadens the talents and energies of the son

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9
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Wealth is a curse

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to young men, and poverty a blessing

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10
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The lives of poverty and struggle are

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Advantageous

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