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It is trying to be other than one's self that unmans one. Be your own natural self and go ahead.

Andrew Carnegie

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Andrew Carnegie
Age: 83 †
Born: 1835
Born: November 25
Died: 1919
Died: August 11
Business Magnate
Economist
Entrepreneur
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Philanthropist
Endriu Karnegi
A. Carnegie
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