New Delhi, April 12 -- "The greatest astonishment of my life was the discovery that the man who does the work is not the man who gets rich." This eye-opening quote by Andrew Carnegie reminds us of the stark difference between ownership and labour.

In simple terms, Carnegie suggests that efforts alone do not necessarily bring the largest rewards in a capitalist economy. While the person who works the hardest may create value, the person who owns the business, controls the asset, or structures the system is usually the one who compounds wealth.

It simply means that one cannot become rich by remaining a wage earner, but rather by building assets and owning industrial capacity at scale.

In business terms, the quote is less cynical than exp...