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THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON

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

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#8. The Camel Trader Of Babylon๐Ÿซ

#8. The Camel Trader Of Babylon๐Ÿซ

  • Ill fortune pursues every man who thinks more of borrowing than of repaying.
  • The soul of a free man looks at life as a series of problems to be saved and solved. while the soul of a slave whines.
  • Where the determination is, the way can be found.

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Final: The Luckiest Man In Babylon๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

Work:ย 

  • Better to treat it like a friend, make yourself like it.โค๏ธ
  • Some men hate it, some make it their enemy.๐Ÿ˜’
  • Work, well-done, does good to the man who does it. It makes him a better man.๐Ÿ‘ธ
  • Decide what you desire to accomplish and then work wi...

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#4. Meet The Goddess Of Good Luck๐Ÿ€

#4. Meet The Goddess Of Good Luck๐Ÿ€

  • Good luck fled from PROCRASTINATION.
  • To attract good luck to oneself, it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity.
  • She is ever anxious to aid those who please her. Men of action please her.

Men of action are favored by the goddess of good luck.

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#5. The Five Laws Of Gold๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ๐Ÿช™

#5. The Five Laws Of Gold๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ๐Ÿช™

"Gold is reserved for those who know its laws and abide by them".

  1. Gold comes to those who will put by not less than one-tenth of their earnings to create an estate for the future.
  2. Gold labored diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable employment....

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THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON

To earn wealth is but a slight burden upon the thoughtful man. Bearing burden consistently from year to year accomplishes the final purpose.

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#7. The Walls Of Babylon๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ’ด

#7. The Walls Of Babylon๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ’ด

We can not afford to be without adequate protection.

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#3. Seven Cures For A Lean Purse๐Ÿ‘œ

#3. Seven Cures For A Lean Purse๐Ÿ‘œ

  • Start your purse to fattening(Start Saving):ย For every ten coins I put in, to spend but nine.ย 
  • Control your expenditure (Budget Expenses):ย What each of us calls our 'necessary expenses' will always grow to equal our incomes unless we protest to the c...

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THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON

In the strength of your own desires is magic power. Guide this power with your knowledge of the five laws of gold

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#1. The Man Who Desired Gold๐Ÿช™

#1. The Man Who Desired Gold๐Ÿช™

We do not wish to go on year after year living the same lives. Working, working, working! Getting nowhere.

A man's wealth is not in the purse he carries. A fat purse quickly empties if there is no golden stream to refill it.

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3 Most Important Learning:๐ŸŒฟ

3 Most Important Learning:๐ŸŒฟ

  • Pay yourself first(Money acquisition)-ย ย A part of all you earn is yours to keep. It shouldn't be less than a tenth no matter how little you earn.
  • Every fool must learn(Invest wisely)- He who takes advice about his savings from one who is inexperience...

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Money!๐Ÿ’ต

Money!๐Ÿ’ต

  • Money is a medium by which earthly success 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 gives you ultimate freedom of what you want to do w...

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#2. The Richest Man In Babylon๐Ÿ’ธ

#2. The Richest Man In Babylon๐Ÿ’ธ

Learning is of two kinds:

  1. The things we learned and knew.
  2. The training taught us how to find out what we did not know.

"When a youth comes to age for advice he receives the wisdom of years".

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#6. The Gold Lender Of Babylon๐Ÿ’ฐ

#6. The Gold Lender Of Babylon๐Ÿ’ฐ

If you desire to help your friend, do so in a way that will not bring your friend's burden on you.

"Better A Little Caution Thanย  A Great Regret"

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  • Make your dwelling a profitable investment (Own your own house):ย Thus come blessing to the man who owned his own house. And greatly will it reduce his cost of living.
  • Ensure a future income:ย Provide in advance for the needs of your growing age and th...

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This was the first book I had read on finances and this is a magnificent work. ๐Ÿ’–You will get to learn the basic yet most important concept about money ๐Ÿ’ฐand how to manage it form the age-old wisdom of one of the richest civilizations.๐Ÿช™

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