Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Russell Conwell (American Baptist Minister)

Russell Herman Conwell (1843–1925) was an American Baptist minister, lawyer, educator, and orator renowned for his advocacy of education, philanthropy, and self-reliance. He is best known for his influential lecture Acres of Diamonds and for founding Temple University in Philadelphia.

Born in South Worthington, Massachusetts, Conwell grew up in a modest farming family and showed an early passion for learning. He attended Yale University and served as a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Conwell began his career as a lawyer and journalist, later becoming the pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Philadelphia in 1879. His dynamic preaching led to the creation of Temple College in 1884, which evolved into Temple University, aimed at providing affordable education for working-class individuals.

Acres of Diamonds, first delivered in 1870, was a key part of his career. He presented the speech over 6,000 times, and it was published as a book in 1915. The speech remains a classic in motivational literature. Conwell also wrote The Life of Charles H. Spurgeon (1890,) a biography of the famous preacher, and The Jolly Earthquake (1891,) a collection of essays.

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When a man has done all he can do, still there is a mighty, mysterious agency over which he needs influence to secure success. The only way he can reach it is by prayer.
—Russell Conwell
Topics: Success, Prayer

The power of little things to give instruction and happiness should be the first lesson in life, and it should be inculcated deeply.
—Russell Conwell

Ninety-eight out of 100 of the rich men in America are honest. That is why they are rich.
—Russell Conwell
Topics: Honesty

No matter what you do, do it to your utmost. I always attribute my success to always requiring myself to do my level best, if only in driving a tack in straight.
—Russell Conwell
Topics: Success & Failure, Success

When a man has done all he can do, still there is a mighty, mysterious agency over which he needs influence to secure success. The only way he can reach it is by prayer.
—Russell Conwell
Topics: Joy, Success, Prayer

Money is power. Every good man and woman ought to strive for power, to do good with it when obtained. I say, get rich, get rich.
—Russell Conwell
Topics: Wealth

Let every man or woman here, if you never hear me again, remember this, that if you wish to be great at all, you must begin where you are and with what you are. He who would be great anywhere must first be great in his own Philadelphia.
—Russell Conwell
Topics: Action

Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.
—Russell Conwell
Topics: Abundance

Many of us spend our lives searching for success when it is usually so close that we can reach out and touch it.
—Russell Conwell
Topics: Opportunity

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