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Quotation from Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie

“to put all good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.”

Andrew Carnegie

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, Chapter XII (Project Gutenberg #17976 (Constable, 1920))

Portrait of Andrew Carnegie

His reversal of the old proverb, explaining why he withdrew from railways to concentrate on iron and steel.

Citation: "to put all good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket." — Andrew Carnegie, Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, Chapter XII (Project Gutenberg #17976 (Constable, 1920)). (id autobiography-of-andrew-carnegie-q5)

Virtues: Prudence

Portrait: Andrew Carnegie, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, 1913-crop, Theodore C. Marceau, Public domain.

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