The Empire of Business

By Andrew Carnegie

Let me indicate two or three conditions essential to success. DO not be afraid that I am going to moralize, or inflict a homily upon you. I speak upon the subject only from the view Of a man Of the world. Desirous of aiding you to become successful business men. You all know that there is no genuine, praise worthy success in life if you are not honest, truthful, fair-dealing. I assume you are and will remain all these, and also that you are determined to live pure, respectable lives, free from pernicious or equivocal associations with one sex or the other. There is no creditable future for you else. Otherwise your learn ing and your advantages not only go for naught, but serve to accentuate your failure and your disgrace. I hope you will not take it amiss if I warn you against three Of the gravest dangers which will beset you in your upward path.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Release date: Nov 6, 2017

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist, railroad man, and steel magnate whose charitable giving and life philosophies (“The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced”) made him one of the most captivating figures in American history. After selling his Pittsburgh-based steel company to J. P. Morgan, Carnegie spent the remaining years of his life giving away roughly $350 million (the equivalent of almost $5 trillion today) to universities and charities around the world. A self-proclaimed positivist, his influence and beneficence are reflected in the names of institutions such as Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.