In the early 20th century, a Baptist preacher named Russell Conwell told this story over 6,000 times in speeches all over the world. This message was so compelling that Conwell raised enough money to found Temple University and to fund numerous civic projects in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This ...
‐1925 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 Baghdad, and I have often thought how that guide resembled our barbers in certain mental ...
Conwell's tall, manly figure stands out in the state of Pennsylvania as its first citizen and ``The Big Brother'' of its seven millions of people. From the beginning of his career he has been a credible witness in the Court of Public Works to the truth of the strong language of the ...
In 2021, a man stole a diamond from a jewelry store in Pennsylvania using the grab-and-run method. Just before closing time, he asked to look at some diamonds, and as soon as the employee placed them on the counter, he took them and ran.Surveillance videocaught the robbery, and a sta...
Pennsylvania,asthePastorofTheBaptistTemple,andforhis inspirationallectureAcresofDiamonds.HewasborninSouth Worthington,MassachusettsandwasburiedintheFounder’s GardenatTempleUniversity. 鲁塞·康维尔,被誉为伟大的美国公民。他的演讲《钻 石就在你家后院》历经50多年,亲自演说6000多次。他每 ...
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 ...
After three years as an analyst in Goldman's fixed-income, currencies, and commodities division, Monique Pean began her own jewelry line that can now be found in Barneys, Jeffrey New York, and around the neck of Michelle Obama. In the summer of 2003 the University of Pennsylvania grad took...
But a better illustration really than that occurred here in our town of Pennsylvania. If there is anything I enjoy above another on the platform, it is to get one of these German audiences in Pennsylvania, and fire that at them, and I enjoy it tonight. There was a man living in Pennsyl...
But a better illustration really than that occurred here in our town of Pennsylvania. If there is anything I enjoy above another on the platform, it is to get one of these German audiences in Pennsylvania, and fire that at them, and I enjoy it tonight. There was a man living in Pennsyl...
Russell Conwell 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 Baghdad, and I have often thought how that guide resembled our barbers in certain ...