Quotes From Richest Man in Babylon
Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple rules of its acquisition.
Our prosperity as a nation depends upon the personal financial prosperity of each individual.
Our acts can be no wiser than our thoughts, our thinking can be no wiser than our understanding.
When youth comes to age for advice he receives the wisdom of years. But too often does youth think that age knows only the wisdom of days that are gone, and therefore profits not. But remember the sun that shines today is the sun that shone when thy father was born and will still be shinning when thy last grandchild pass into darkness.
The thoughts of youth are bright lights that shine forth like the meteors thay oft make brilliant the sky but the wisdom of age is like the fixed stars that shine so unchanged that the sailors may depend upon them to steer his course.
All you save must be able to make you money and that money must be able to make more money.
Every fool must learn, why trust the knowledge of a brick maker about jewels.
Advice is one thing that is freely given away but watch that you take only what is worth having.
Opportunity wastes no time with those who are unprepared.
Do not start difficult and impractical tasks you won't be able to finish.
Invest thy treasure with great caution that it be not lost.
The provident man delays not in expectation of a large sum becoming available for such a wish purpose.
Seek the advise of men whose daily work is handling money.
A small return and a safe one is far more desirable than risk.
Him who keepeth and spendthrift not a certain part of all his earnings, shall gold come more easily.
Him whose purse is empty does gold avoid.
That what each of us calls our necessary expenses will always grow to equal our incomes unless we protest to the contrary.
Budget thy necessary expenses.
The purpose of a budget is to help they purse to fatten.
A man's wealth is not in coins he carries in his purse; it is the income he buildeth, the golden stream that continually floweth into his purse and keepeth it always bulging.
We must first secure small amounts and learn to protect them before we are entrusted with larger sums.
Every owner of gold is tempted by opportunity where by it would seem that he could make large sums by its investment in most plausible projects. Often friends and relatives are eagerly entering such investment and urge him to follow but be not mislead.
The penalty of risk is probable loss. Be not mislead by thine own romantic desires to make wealth rapidly.
Be not too confident of thine own wisdom in entrusting thy treasures to the possible pitfalls of investment.
Invest only where thy principal is safe . Where it may be reclaimed if desirable and where thou won't fail to collect a fair rental
If a man setteth aside a nine part of his earnings upon which to live and enjoy life and if any part of this nine parts he can turn into a profitable investment without detriment to his well being, then so much faster will his treasures grow.
Make investments that will provide for you in your old age and your family after you are gone.
This is the process by which wealth is accumulated, first in small sums, then in larger ones as a man learns and becomes more capable.
As a man perfected himself in his calling even so doth his ability to earn increase.
The more of wisdom we know the more we can earn.
The man who seeks to learn more of his craft shall be richly rewarded.
A man must pay his debts with all the promptness within his power, not purchasing that for which he is unable to pay.He must take care of his family that they may think and speak well of him.
A man must have compassion upon those who are injured and smitten by misfortune and aid them within reasonable limits. He must do deeds of thoughtfulness to those dear to him.
One of the remedies of a lean purse is to cultuvate thy own powers, to study and become wiser, to become more skillful, to so act as to respect thyself.
To take his first start to building an estate is as good luck as can come to any man.
Do not put off doing those things that mighty good for you.
We desire riches yet how often when opportunity doth appear before us that the spirit of procrastination from within doth urge various delays in our acceptance.
Every man must master his own spirit of procrastination before he can expect to share in the rich treasures of babylonia.
To attract good luck to thyself, it is necessary to take advantage of opportunities.
Action will lead thee forward to the successes thou dost desire.
Gold cometh gladly and in increasing quantity to any man who will put by not less than one tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of his family.
Gold laboureth diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable employment, multiplying as the flocks of the field.
Gold clingeth to the protection of the cautious owner who invests it under the advice of men wise in its handling.
Gold slipped away from the man who invests it in businesses or purposes with which he is not familiar or which are not approved by those skilled in its keep.
Gold flees the man who would force it to impossible earnings or who followeth the alluring advice of tricksters and schemes or who trusts it to his own inexperience and romantic desires in investment.
Without wisdom Gold is quickly lost by those who have it but with wisdom , Gold can be secured by those who have it not.
Wealth that cometh quickly goeth the same way.
Wealth that stayeth to give enjoyment and satisfaction to its owner comes gradually, because it is a child born of knowledge and persistent purpose.
Any man who will put one tenth of his earnings consistently and invest it wisely will surely create a valuable estate that will provide an income for him in the future and further guarantee safety for his family incase he lives this world.
In the strength of thine own desires is a magic power. Guide this power with thy knowledge of the five laws of Gold and thou shall share the treasures of babylon.
Gold bringeth unto its possessor responsibility and a changed position with his fellow men.
If you desire to help thy friend do so in a way that will not bring thy friends burdens upon thyself.
Merchants must learn their trade.
Be not swayed by foolish sentiments of obligation to trust thy treasure to any person. If thou wouldst help thy family or thy friends, find other ways than risking the loss of thy treasure.
Gold slippeth away in unexpected ways from those unskilled in guarding it.
Be not swayed by the fantastic plans of impractical men who think they see ways to force thy Gold to make earnings usually large, be conservative in what thou expect to earn that thou mayest keep and enjoy thy treasure.
To hire Gold out with a promise of unserious return is to invite loss.
Seek to associate thyself with men and enterprises whose success is established that thy treasure may earn liberally under their skillful use and be guarded safely by their wisdom and experience.
Before thou let any piece of Gold leave thy poch be sure that thou hast a safe way to pull it back again.
Better a little caution than a great regret.
He who spends more than he earns is sowing the winds of trouble and humiliation.
Where the determination is the way can be found.
By doing things that other people won't right now you are negotiating a future where you can enjoy a life that is unavailable to others.
Success is the sum of small actions repeated over an extended period of time.
People treat you the way you treat yourself not the way you treat others.
That man who keepeth in his purse both Gold and silver that he need not spend is good to his family and loyal to his king.
To take good care of a faithful wife putteth self respect into the heart of a man and addeth strength and determination to his purpose.
Make work your best friend.
Work well done does good to the man who does it.
No work to do is bad for any man.
Act like a free man and succeed like one.
Decide what thou desirest to accomplish and then work will aid thee to achieve it.
