本书中一些精辟论点:★"我在做一件事情”，这是康威尔自己的格言。
★如果你不能拥有一座真实的钻石矿，还不如抓住身边一切能让你变得富有的东西。
★金钱就是力量。它既可以行善，也能够作恶。
★虔诚的基础和商业成功的基本原则其实是一样的，完全一样。
★伟大不在于将来所获得什么官职，而在于不用借助太多外在因素就能做出伟大的事情。
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I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody too? Then there's a pair of us. --Emily Dickinson
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IREMEMBERanincidentthatwillillustratethis,theonlyonethatIcangivetonight.Iamashamedofit,butIdon'tdareleaveitout.Iclosemyeyesnow;Ilookbackthroughtheyearsto1863;IcanseemynativetownintheBerkshireHills,Icanseethatcattle-showgroundfilledwithpeople;Icanseethechurchthereandthetownhallcrowded,andhearbandsplaying,andseeflagsflyingandhandkerchiefsstreaming--welldoIrecallatthismomentthatday.Thepeoplehadturned...[阅读全文]
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IREMEMBERwehadaPeaceJubileehereinPhiladelphiasoonaftertheSpanishWar.PerhapssomeofthesevisitorsthinkweshouldnothavehadituntilnowinPhiladelphia,andasthegreatprocessionwasgoingupBroadStreetIwastoldthatthetally-hocoachstoppedrightinfrontofmyhouse,andonthecoachwasHobson,andallthepeoplethrewuptheirhatsandswungtheirhandkerchiefs,andshouted"HurrahforHobson!"Iwouldhaveyelledtoo,becausehedeservesmuchmoreofh...[阅读全文]
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IASKTHISAUDIENCEagainwhoofyouaregoingtobegreat?Saysayoungman:"Iamgoingtobegreat.""Whenareyougoingtobegreat?""WhenIamelectedtosomepoliticaloffice."Won'tyoulearnthelesson,youngman;thatitisprimafacieevidenceoflittlenesstoholdpublicofficeunderourformofgovernment?Thinkofit.Thisisagovernmentofthepeople,andbythepeople,andforthepeople,andnotfortheofficeholder,andifthepeopleinthiscountryruleastheyalwayssho...[阅读全文]
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IREMEMBERmeetingpersonallyapoorcarpenterofHingham,Massachusetts,whowasoutofworkandinpoverty.Hiswifealsodrovehimoutofdoors.Hesatdownontheshoreandwhittledasoakedshingleintoawoodenchain.Hischildrenquarreledoveritintheevening,andwhilehewaswhittlingasecondone,aneighborcamealongandsaid,"Whydon'tyouwhittletoysifyoucancarvelikethat?"Hesaid,"Idon'tknowwhattomake!"Thereisthewholething.Hisneighborsaidtohim:"...[阅读全文]
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IREMEMBERwellamanupinmynativehills,apoorman,whofortwentyyearswashelpedbythetowninhispoverty,whoownedawidespreadingmapletreethatcoveredthepoorman'scottagelikeabenedictionfromonhigh.Irememberthattree,forinthespring--thereweresomeroguishboysaroundthatneighborhoodwhenIwasyoung--inthespringoftheyearthemanwouldputabucketthereandthespoutstocatchthemaplesap,andIrememberwherethatbucketwas;andwhenIwasyoungt...[阅读全文]
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INOURCITYespecially,therearegreatopportunitiesformanufacturing,andthetimehascomewhenthelineisdrawnverysharplybetweenthestockholdersofthefactoryandtheiremployees.Now,friends,therehasalsocomeadiscouraginggloomuponthiscountryandthelaboringmenarebeginningtofeelthattheyarebeinghelddownbyacrustovertheirheadsthroughwhichtheyfinditimpossibletobreak,andthearistocraticmoneyowner-himselfissofarabovethathewil...[阅读全文]
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ThebestillustrationthatIcangiveisinreferencetoJohnJacobAstor,whowasapoorboyandwhomadeallthemoneyoftheAstorfamily.Hemademorethanhissuccessorshaveeverearned,andyetheonceheldamortgageonamillinerystoreinNewYork,andbecausethepeoplecouldnotmakeenoughmoneytopaytheinterestandtherent,heforeclosedthemortgageandtookpossessionofthestoreandwentintopartnershipwiththemanwhohadfailed.Hekeptthesamestock,didnotgive...[阅读全文]
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A.T.Stewart,thegreatprincelymerchantofNewYork,therichestmaninAmericainhistime,wasapoorboy;hehadadollarandahalfandwentintothemercantilebusiness.Buthelosteighty-sevenandahalfcentsofhisfirstdollarandahalfbecauseheboughtsomeneedlesandthreadandbuttonstosell,whichpeopledidn'twant.Areyoupoor?Itisbecauseyouarenotwantedandareleftonyourownhands.Therewasthegreatlesson.Applyitwhicheverwayyouwillitcomestoevery...[阅读全文]
