Andrew Carnegie was a very wealthy man in his time. He did not hide his poor beginnings and he was quite frank about his feelings on being wealthy. The following quote was taken from the article interview in The Century Magazine. The quote was part of the paragraph in which he talked about family and truly knowing your parents by going through hard times together.

                                                                                                       Andrew Carnegie

The Century Magazine
July 1908
Vol. LXXVI  No. 3

Introductory Picture:
By Louis Dalrymple. – Puck Magazine June 1, 1903, published New York City, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25860051