The Richest Man In Babylon

164 Pages·2007·0.78 MB·English

Money is the medium by which earthly suc-
cess is measured.
Money makes possible the enjoyment of the
best the earth affords.
Money is plentiful for those who understand
the simple laws which govern its acquisition.
Money is governed today by the same laws
which controlled it when prosperous men
thronged the streets of Babylon, six thousand
years ago.
Lo, MONEY ISPLENTIFUL
FORTHOSEWHOUNDERSTAND
THESIMPLERULES OF ITSACQUISITION
1. Start thy purse to fattening
2. Control thy expenditures
3. Make thy gold multiply
4. Guard thy treasures from loss
5. Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment
6. Insure a future income
7. Increase thy ability to earn
—The Richest Man in Babylon
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"What can a book written in the 1920s tell modern
investors about their finances? A whole lot if it's
George Clason's delightful set of parables that ex-
plain the basics of money. This is a great gift for a
graduate or anyone who seems baffled by the world
of finance and a wonderful, refreshing read for even
the most experienced investor."—Los Angeles Times
Ahead of you stretches your future, like a road
leading into the distance. Along that road are ambi-
tions you wish to accomplish . . . desires you wish
to gratify.
To bring your ambitions and desires to fulfilment,
you must be successful with money. Use the financial
principles made clear in the pages that follow. Let
them guide you away from the stringency of a lean
purse to that fuller, happier life a full purse makes
possible.
Like the law of gravity, these laws of money are
universal and unchanging. May they prove to be for
you, as they have proven to so many others, a sure
key to a fat purse, larger bank balances and gratify-
ing financial progress.

THE
R
ICHEST
M
AN IN
BABYLON
George S. Clason
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Contents
Foreword ix
The Man Who Desired Gold 1
The Richest Man in Babylon 9
Seven Cures for a Lean Purse 22
Meet the Goddess of Good Luck 43
The Five Laws of Gold 59
The Gold Lender of Babylon 74
The Walls of Babylon 89
The Camel Trader of Babylon 94
The Clay Tablets from Babylon 106
The Luckiest Man in Babylon 118
An Historical Sketch of Babylon 138