Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
"By a heart made unspeakably sad by a grave on which the autumn leaves now fall, I know there are some things higher and grander and sublimer than money. " Russell H Conwell
Russell H Conwell's words, taken from his classic book Acres of Diamonds, clearly illustrate his attitude to money. Money, he says is a 'means', not an 'end'. And, as a means, it opens the door to very great possibilities.
As a Baptist minister, Conwell was often forced to rebut popular criticism on his central proposal that money was not an evil or bad thing in itself. Many people would attempt to quote the Bible to him in support of their beliefs that the acquisition of wealth was somehow wrong. He would always point out, in these cases, that they had misquoted the Bible especially with respect to the 'love of money is the root of all evil' citation that was so often mis-quoted to him.
His famous book essentially concerns the subject of opportunity and where it may be found; and, it does make the bold statement that perhaps you should be rich. It goes on to tell the stories of many people who were rich, in terms of opportunity, but remained poor simply because they were not able to recognise opportunity.
The book is, in essence, a parable or learning story that illustrates how it is possible to be literally surrounded by diamonds and not recognise the fact. People found the message to be so powerful that he was asked to deliver the lecture time after time throughout his public life.
A classic motivational text, today, the book remains amazingly fresh and vital. A must-read for anyone looking to achieve real success in life, it is a very enjoyable book and perhaps one of the best personal Development texts I have ever read.
Russell H Conwell's words, taken from his classic book Acres of Diamonds, clearly illustrate his attitude to money. Money, he says is a 'means', not an 'end'. And, as a means, it opens the door to very great possibilities.
As a Baptist minister, Conwell was often forced to rebut popular criticism on his central proposal that money was not an evil or bad thing in itself. Many people would attempt to quote the Bible to him in support of their beliefs that the acquisition of wealth was somehow wrong. He would always point out, in these cases, that they had misquoted the Bible especially with respect to the 'love of money is the root of all evil' citation that was so often mis-quoted to him.
His famous book essentially concerns the subject of opportunity and where it may be found; and, it does make the bold statement that perhaps you should be rich. It goes on to tell the stories of many people who were rich, in terms of opportunity, but remained poor simply because they were not able to recognise opportunity.
The book is, in essence, a parable or learning story that illustrates how it is possible to be literally surrounded by diamonds and not recognise the fact. People found the message to be so powerful that he was asked to deliver the lecture time after time throughout his public life.
A classic motivational text, today, the book remains amazingly fresh and vital. A must-read for anyone looking to achieve real success in life, it is a very enjoyable book and perhaps one of the best personal Development texts I have ever read.
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