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GUARD THY TREASURES FROM LOSS
”Study carefully, before parting with thy treasure, each assurance that it may be safely reclaimed. Be not misled by thine own romantic desires to make wealth rapidly.”
“Usurious rates of return are deceitful sirens that sing but to lure the unwary upon the rocks of loss and remorse.”
“Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you take only what is worth having.”
| Chasing riches implies they are running from you. It is easier to lose a lot of gold quickly when temptation outweighs reason
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MAKE THY GOLD MULTIPLY
"Gold, indeed, is a willing worker. It is ever eager to multiply when opportunity presents itself. To every man who hath a store of gold set by, opportunity comes for its most profitable use. As the years pass, it multiplies itself in surprising fashion.”
“Every gold piece you ...
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START THY PURSE TO FATTENING
Pay yourself first:
“I found the road to wealth when I decided that a part of all I earned was mine to keep. It should be not less than a tenth, no matter how little you earn. It can be as much more as you can afford. Pay yourself first”
“Wealth, like a tree, grows from a...
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INCREASE THY ABILITY TO EARN
“Cultivate thy own powers to study and become wiser, to become more skillful to so act as to respect thyself.”
“Good luck can be enticed by accepting opportunity.”
“Our acts can be no wiser than our thoughts, Our thinking can be no wiser than our understanding.”
“Rememb...
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MAKE OF THY DWELLING A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT
“Thus come many blessings to the man who owneth his own house. And greatly will it reduce his cost of living, making available more of his earnings for pleasures and the gratification of his desires.”
“There are diverse ways by which a man may provide with safety for his future...
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ENSURE A FUTURE INCOME
“Ensure an income for thy future. Look thou at the aged and forget not that in the days to come thou also will be numbered among them. Therefore invest thy treasure with greatest caution that it be not lost.”
“Provide in advance for the needs of thy growing age and the protecti...
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CONTROL THY EXPENDITURES
“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.”
“Study thoughtfully thy accus...
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Despite the wealth of the kingdom, many Babylonian citizens were destitute and struggled financially. To remedy this, the King had the Richest Man in Babylon (Arkad) teach a regular forum to relieve the citizens of their financial struggles. He titled this talk “7 Cures for a Lean Purse”
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