本書中一些精辟論點:★"我在做一件事情”,這是康威爾自己的格言。
★如果你不能擁有一座真實的鑽石礦,還不如抓住身邊一切能讓你變得富有的東西。
★金錢就是力量。它既可以行善,也能夠作惡。
★虔誠的基礎和商業成功的基本原則其實是一樣的,完全一樣。
★偉大不在於將來所獲得什麽官職,而在於不用借助太多外在因素就能做出偉大的事情。
★不[
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IREMEMBERanincidentthatwillillustratethis,theonlyonethatIcangivetonight.Iamashamedofit,butIdon'tdareleaveitout.Iclosemyeyesnow;Ilookbackthroughtheyearsto1863;IcanseemynativetownintheBerkshireHills,Icanseethatcattle-showgroundfilledwithpeople;Icanseethechurchthereandthetownhallcrowded,andhearbandsplaying,andseeflagsflyingandhandkerchiefsstreaming--welldoIrecallatthismomentthatday.Thepeoplehadturned...[
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IREMEMBERwehadaPeaceJubileehereinPhiladelphiasoonaftertheSpanishWar.PerhapssomeofthesevisitorsthinkweshouldnothavehadituntilnowinPhiladelphia,andasthegreatprocessionwasgoingupBroadStreetIwastoldthatthetally-hocoachstoppedrightinfrontofmyhouse,andonthecoachwasHobson,andallthepeoplethrewuptheirhatsandswungtheirhandkerchiefs,andshouted"HurrahforHobson!"Iwouldhaveyelledtoo,becausehedeservesmuchmoreofh...[
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IASKTHISAUDIENCEagainwhoofyouaregoingtobegreat?Saysayoungman:"Iamgoingtobegreat.""Whenareyougoingtobegreat?""WhenIamelectedtosomepoliticaloffice."Won'tyoulearnthelesson,youngman;thatitisprimafacieevidenceoflittlenesstoholdpublicofficeunderourformofgovernment?Thinkofit.Thisisagovernmentofthepeople,andbythepeople,andforthepeople,andnotfortheofficeholder,andifthepeopleinthiscountryruleastheyalwayssho...[
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IREMEMBERmeetingpersonallyapoorcarpenterofHingham,Massachusetts,whowasoutofworkandinpoverty.Hiswifealsodrovehimoutofdoors.Hesatdownontheshoreandwhittledasoakedshingleintoawoodenchain.Hischildrenquarreledoveritintheevening,andwhilehewaswhittlingasecondone,aneighborcamealongandsaid,"Whydon'tyouwhittletoysifyoucancarvelikethat?"Hesaid,"Idon'tknowwhattomake!"Thereisthewholething.Hisneighborsaidtohim:"...[
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IREMEMBERwellamanupinmynativehills,apoorman,whofortwentyyearswashelpedbythetowninhispoverty,whoownedawidespreadingmapletreethatcoveredthepoorman'scottagelikeabenedictionfromonhigh.Irememberthattree,forinthespring--thereweresomeroguishboysaroundthatneighborhoodwhenIwasyoung--inthespringoftheyearthemanwouldputabucketthereandthespoutstocatchthemaplesap,andIrememberwherethatbucketwas;andwhenIwasyoungt...[
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SUPPOSEIweretogodownthroughthisaudienceandaskyoutointroducemetothegreatinventorswholivehereinPhiladelphia."TheinventorsofPhiladelphia,"youwouldsay,"why,wedon'thaveanyinPhiladelphia.Itistooslowtoinventanything."Butyoudohavejustasgreatinventors,andtheyarehereinthisaudience,aseverinventedamachine.Buttheprobabilityisthatthegreatestinventortobenefittheworldwithhisdiscoveryissomeperson,perhapssomelady,w...[
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INOURCITYespecially,therearegreatopportunitiesformanufacturing,andthetimehascomewhenthelineisdrawnverysharplybetweenthestockholdersofthefactoryandtheiremployees.Now,friends,therehasalsocomeadiscouraginggloomuponthiscountryandthelaboringmenarebeginningtofeelthattheyarebeinghelddownbyacrustovertheirheadsthroughwhichtheyfinditimpossibletobreak,andthearistocraticmoneyowner-himselfissofarabovethathewil...[
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ThebestillustrationthatIcangiveisinreferencetoJohnJacobAstor,whowasapoorboyandwhomadeallthemoneyoftheAstorfamily.Hemademorethanhissuccessorshaveeverearned,andyetheonceheldamortgageonamillinerystoreinNewYork,andbecausethepeoplecouldnotmakeenoughmoneytopaytheinterestandtherent,heforeclosedthemortgageandtookpossessionofthestoreandwentintopartnershipwiththemanwhohadfailed.Hekeptthesamestock,didnotgive...[
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A.T.Stewart,thegreatprincelymerchantofNewYork,therichestmaninAmericainhistime,wasapoorboy;hehadadollarandahalfandwentintothemercantilebusiness.Buthelosteighty-sevenandahalfcentsofhisfirstdollarandahalfbecauseheboughtsomeneedlesandthreadandbuttonstosell,whichpeopledidn'twant.Areyoupoor?Itisbecauseyouarenotwantedandareleftonyourownhands.Therewasthegreatlesson.Applyitwhicheverwayyouwillitcomestoevery...[
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