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 ConwellRead
Money is power, money is force, money will do good as harm. In the hands of good men and women it could accomplish, and it has accomplished, good.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Money can be a force for both good and evil depending on who wields it.
This quote by Russell Conwell emphasizes the dual nature of money as a source of power and influence. It suggests that money itself is not inherently good or bad, but rather, it is the intentions and actions of those who possess it that determine its impact on society. When used wisely by virtuous individuals, money can lead to positive outcomes and charitable deeds, while in the wrong hands, it can cause harm and promote greed.
Themes
MoneyPowerGoodEvilInfluence
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about philanthropy, one might say, 'As Russell Conwell noted, money can be a powerful tool for good when in the hands of those who aim to help others.'
More from Russell Conwell
All quotes →Greatness consists not in the holding of some future office, but really consists in doing great deeds with little means and the accomplishment of vast purposes from the private ranks of life.
Russell ConwellRead
Many of us spend our lives searching for success when it is usually so close that we can reach out and touch it.
Russell ConwellRead
Money is power, and you ought to be reasonably ambitious to have it.
Russell ConwellRead
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 ConwellRead
You can journey to the ends of the earth in search of success, but if you’re lucky, you will discover happiness in your own backyard.
Russell ConwellRead
Similar quotes
Dirt's a funny thing,' the Boss said. 'Come to think of it, there ain't a thing but dirt on this green God's globe except what's under water, and that's dirt too. It's dirt makes the grass grow. A diamond ain't a thing in the world but a piece of dirt that got awful hot. And God-a-Mighty picked up a handful of dirt and blew on it and made you and me and George Washington and mankind blessed in faculty and apprehension. It all depends on what you do with the dirt. That right?
Robert Penn WarrenRead
Thy soul shall find itself alone ’Mid dark thoughts of the gray tombstone— Not one, of all the crowd, to pry Into thine hour of secrecy. Be silent in that solitude, Which is not loneliness—for then The spirits of the dead who stood In life before thee are again In death around thee—and their will Shall overshadow thee: be still. [...]
Edgar Allan PoeRead
Like our bodies and like our desires, the machines we have devised are possessed of a heart which is slowly reduced to embers.
W. G. SebaldRead
When we only name the problem, when we state complaint without a constructive focus or resolution, we take hope away. In this way critique can become merely an expression of profound cynicism, which then works to sustain dominator culture.
Bell HooksRead
Neither of my parents went to church, but they did everything that you needed to do to be Christian. That's something a Quaker would call an intimation of the divine.
Terry PratchettRead
Serenity comes from the ability to say “Yes” to existence. Courage comes from the ability to say “No” to the wrong choices made by others.
Ayn RandRead