Richest Man In Babylon Quotes:

I found the road to wealth when I decided that a part of all I earned was mine to keep.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason, Theresa Puskar (2014). “The Richest Man in Babylon: With Study Guide”, p.33, Hachette UK

topic: Wealth, Found, Richest Man In Babylon

Wealth that comes quickly, goeth the same way.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.59, Lulu.com

topic: Way, Wealth, Richest Man In Babylon, Goeth

Without wisdom, gold is quickly lost by those who have it.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.59, Lulu.com

topic: Gold, Lost, Richest Man In Babylon

Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple laws which govern its acquisition.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.105, Lulu.com

topic: Simple, Law, Acquisition, Plentiful, Richest Man In Babylon

It costs nothing to ask wise advice from a good friend.

- George S. Clason

topic: Wise, Good Friend, Advice, Wise Advice, Richest Man In Babylon

Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.52, Lulu.com

topic: Men, Luck, Action, Fortune And Luck, Lucky Man

If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.23, Lulu.com

topic: Encouragement, Important, Tasks, Richest Man In Babylon

If you desire to help thy friend, do so in a way that will not bring thy friend's burdens upon thyself.

- George S. Clason

topic: Desire, Way, Helping, Richest Man In Babylon

You've learned the lessons well. You first learned to live on less than you earn. Next you learned to seek advice from those who are competent. Lastly, you've learned to make gold work for you.

- George S. Clason

topic: Advice, Gold, Lessons, Richest Man In Babylon

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.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.60, Lulu.com

topic: Men, Gold, Earning, Richest Man In Babylon

Wealth, like a tree, grows from a tiny seed.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.21, Lulu.com

topic: Tree, Tiny, Wealth, Richest Man In Babylon

Where the determination is, the way can be found.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason, Theresa Puskar (2014). “The Richest Man in Babylon: With Study Guide”, p.180, Hachette UK

topic: Determination, Greatness, Way, Richest Man In Babylon

Wealth is power. With wealth many things are possible.

- George S. Clason

topic: Wealth, Richest Man In Babylon

Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you only take what is worth having.

- George S. Clason

topic: Advice, Watches, Given, Richest Man In Babylon, Falsity

Budget thy expenses that thou mayest have coins to pay for thy necessities, to pay for thy enjoyments, and to gratify thy worthwhile desires without spending more than nine-tenths of thy earnings.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.32, Lulu.com

topic: Richest Man In Babylon

Remember, work, well done, does good to the man who does it. It makes him a better man.

- George S. Clason

topic: Work, Men, Doe, Work Well Done, Richest Man In Babylon

In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.17, Lulu.com

topic: Endeavor, Richest Man In Babylon

The hungrier one becomes, the clearer one's mind works— also the more sensitive one becomes to the odors of food.

- George S. Clason

topic: Mind, Odor, Sensitive, Richest Man In Babylon

The reason why we have never found measure of wealth. We never sought it.

- George S. Clason

topic: Wealth, Reason, Found, Richest Man In Babylon

Will power is but the unflinching purpose to carry the task you set for yourself to fulfillment.

- George S. Clason

topic: Tasks, Purpose, Fulfillment, Will Power, Richest Man In Babylon

Proper preparation is the key to our success. Our acts can be no wiser than our thoughts. Our thinking can be no wiser than our understanding.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.6, Lulu.com

topic: Thinking, Keys, Understanding, Richest Man In Babylon

...good luck waits to come to that man who accepts opportunity.

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.48, Lulu.com

topic: Good Luck, Opportunity, Men, Richest Man In Babylon

Learning was of two kinds: the one being the things we learned and knew, and the other being the training that taught us how to find out what we did not know?

- George S. Clason

topic: Two, Training, Taught, Richest Man In Babylon

Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. a

- George S. Clason

source: George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.23, Lulu.com

topic: Opportunity, Preparation, Waste, Unprepared, Richest Man In Babylon

One may not condemn a man for succeeding financially because he knows how. Neither may one with justice take away for a man what he has fairly earned, to give to men of less ability.

- George S. Clason

topic: Richest Man In Babylon

We found water. We passed into a more fertile country where were grass and fruit. We found the trail to Babylon because the soul of a free man looks at life as a series of problems to be solved and solves them, while the soul of a slave whines, 'What can I do who am but a slave?

- George S. Clason

topic: Country, Men, Water, Babylon, Richest Man In Babylon

As for time, all men have it in abundance.

- George S. Clason

topic: Men, Abundance, Richest Man In Babylon

Deride not what I say because of its simplicity. Truth is always simple.

- George S. Clason

topic: Simple, Simplicity, Truth Is, Richest Man In Babylon