Russell Herman Conwell

Russell Herman Conwell
Russell Herman Conwell was an American Baptist minister, lawyer, and philanthropist best known for founding Temple University in Philadelphia. He gained widespread fame for his inspirational lecture "Acres of Diamonds," which he delivered over 6,000 times, emphasizing that opportunities for success can be found in one's own community. Conwell's writings, including the book "Acres of Diamonds," focused on personal development, self-reliance, and the potential for prosperity through hard work. He was also a key figure in promoting education for working-class individuals, making higher education accessible to many who previously lacked opportunities.

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ACRES OF DIAMONDS WHEN going down the Tigris and Euphrates rivers many years ago with a party of English travelers I found myself under the direction of an old Arab guide whom we hired up at Bagdad, and I have often thought how that guide resembled our barbers in certain mental characteristics. He thought that it was not only his duty to guide us down those rivers, and do what he was paid for doing,... more...

Success has no secret. Her voice is forever ringing through the market-place and crying in the wilderness, and the burden of her cry is one word—WILL. Any normal young man who hears and heeds that cry is equipped fully to climb to the very heights of life. The message I would like to leave with the young men and women of America is a message I have been trying humbly to deliver from lecture platform... more...