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Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist,businessman and philanthropist. 

In his final days, Carnegie suffered from pneumonia. Before his death on August 11, 1919, Carnegie had donated $350,695,654 for various causes. 

The "Andrew Carnegie Dictum" was;

1. To spend the first third of one's life getting all the education one can.
2. To spend the next third making all the money one can.
3. To spend the last third giving it all away for worthwhile causes.

A serial Entrepreneur,before his death he was;

• Founder and chairman of Carnegie Steel Company.
• Founder of Carnegie Corporation of New York.
• Founder of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
• Founder of Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Mellon University and Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.
• Founder of Carnegie Hero Fund.

Some few persons have decided to emulate him,thereby keeping the classic legacy of the man from Dunfermline.

Meet The Super Rich And Generous.

1. BILL GATES.

Throughout his lifetime, Bill Gates has made $27 billion worth of donations. He spends most of his time managing philanthropic projects under the umbrella of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates co-founded Microsoft, which became the world’s largest software company.

2. WARREN BUFFETT.

The chairman and CEO Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett is one of the very wealthy and generous people in the world. To date, he has donated $21.5 billion. In 2006, he pledged to donate 85% of his wealth to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and to other foundations set up by family members.

3. GEORGE SOROS.

The Hungarian-born investor, author, and philanthropist is the chairman of Soros Fund Management. He is nicknamed The Man Who Broke the Bank of England because he short sold $10 billion worth of British pounds and made a profit of $1 billion. It was during 1992’s Black Wednesday UK currency crisis. He has donated $8 billion to charities in the community development, social services, health, and education sectors.

4. AZIM PREMJI.

Azim Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Wipro Limited, an IT consulting company. He was the first Indian to sign the Giving Pledge. “I strongly believe that those of us, who are privileged to have wealth, should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are far less privileged,” he once said. So far, he donated $8 billion of his wealth.

5. CHARLES FRANCIS FEENEY.

Charles Francis Feeney is often called the “James Bond of philanthropy.” He made his fortune as a co-founder of the Duty-Free Shoppers Group. Determined to give away his entire fortune, the philanthropist who has a current net worth of $1.5 million, has already donated $6.3 billion to charities. His foundations support education, science, healthcare, and civil rights across several countries, including the US, Vietnam, and Bermuda.

The list goes on and on....Endeavor to share no matter how small you have now. Put a smile on someone's face today,be the herald of hope in someone's life.

"Do what you can,with what you have,where you are."