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Acres of Diamonds
Russell H. Conwell
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Text of famous inspirational lecture and biography of Russell Conwell, a Baptist minister and Temple University Founder.
Text of famous inspirational lecture and biography of Russell Conwell, a Baptist minister and Temple University Founder.
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There are some good values in Acres of Diamonds, but a pastor who argues that "poverty is the result of God's opinion of those people" and "rich men are the most honest men" is unbelievably misled. For one, does he know Jesus led a life of poverty, serving the poor? And for two, has he ever heard of
Written by the founder of Temple University, "Acres of Diamonds" is an inspirational lecture about success. (The edition I read also included a biography of Russell Conwell and a brief autobiographical note from the author.)
Conwell, who presented this lecture in excess of 5,000 times during his life
Acres of Diamonds by Russell H. Conwell is a small, easy to read book with deep thoughts. It is an inspiring lecture on success in life, with emphasis on the perspective of wealth, money and doing good:
Some of his powerful words:
“Money is power, money is force, money will do good as well as harm. In
From a very famous speech in the 1800s. Hilarious in places, and with some surprising historical information. I'm listing the historic info first, followed by a few quotes on self-improvement.
HISTORIC INFO:
1. Inventions originally by women (but patented by men)
Jacquard loom
cotton gin
sewing mach
I'm really amazed how much wisdom this book contains, every lesson is presented with a true story and it's very easy to recognize the value in these stories. The book itself really goes hard against the very common belief people have that the grass is always greener at the other side of the fence. T