"The man who dies rich dies disgraced."
— Andrew Carnegie
The Man Who Dies Rich Dies
The man who dies rich dies disgraced.
About this quote
From Carnegie's landmark essay "The Gospel of Wealth," published in the North American Review in June 1889. Carnegie argued that dying in possession of great wealth was a moral failure — the rich had a duty to distribute their surplus during their lifetimes for public benefit. He backed this view with his own fortune, eventually giving away more than $350 million to libraries, universities, and civic institutions.
Source
The Gospel of Wealth, North American Review, June 1889
