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Every man has the opportunity to make more of himself than he does in his own environment.
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“Every man has the opportunity to make more of himself than he does in his own environment.”

Russell H. Conwell

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Acres of Diamonds
Date
1890
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Meaning of “Every man has the opportunity to make more…”

Opportunity can exist close to present circumstances when a person develops skill, attention, and initiative instead of assuming progress is available only somewhere else.

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Acres of Diamonds; Conwell repeatedly argues that useful opportunity can be found and developed near one’s existing circumstances.

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