Richest Man In Babylon Quotes

Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck.

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?

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

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

Where the determination is, the way can be found.

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

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

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

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

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.

Our acts can be no wiser than our thoughts.

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.

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

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

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.

Wealth that comes quickly, goeth the same way.

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