The Richest Man In Babylon - Foreword

The Richest Man In Babylon

By

George S Clason

Early Thoughts

Money is the 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 is governed today by the same laws

which controlled it when prosperous men

thronged the streets of Babylon, six thousand

years ago.

Pre - Talk

Lo, MONEY IS PLENTIFUL

FOR THOSEWHO UNDERSTAND

THE SIMPLE RULES OF ITS ACQUISITION

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 explain 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 ambitions you wish to accomplish . . . desires you wish to gratify.

To bring your ambitions and desires to fulfillment, 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 gratifying financial progress.

Contents

Foreword

Chapter 1: The Man Who Desired Gold

Chapter 2: The Richest Man in Babylon

Chapter 3: Seven Cures for a Lean Purse

Chapter 4: Meet the Goddess of Good Luck

Chapter 5: The Five Laws of Gold

Chapter 6: The Gold Lender of Babylon

Chapter 7: The Walls of Babylon

Chapter 8: The Camel Trader of Babylon

Chapter 9: The Clay Tablets from Babylon

Chapter 10:      The Luckiest Man in Babylon

Chapter 11:      An Historical Sketch of Babylon

Foreword

Our prosperity as a nation depends upon the personal financial prosperity of each of us as individuals.

This book deals with the personal successes of each

of us. Success means accomplishments as the result

of our own efforts and abilities. 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.

This book of cures for lean purses has been termed

a guide to financial understanding. That, indeed, is

its purpose: to offer those who are ambitious for financial success an insight which will aid them to

acquire money, to keep money and to make their

surpluses earn more money.

In the pages which follow, we are taken back to

Babylon, the cradle in which was nurtured the basic

principles of finance now recognized and used, the

world over.

To new readers the author is happy to extend the

wish that its pages may contain for them the same

inspiration for growing bank accounts, greater financial successes and the solution of difficult personal financial problems so enthusiastically reported by readers from coast to coast.

To the business executives who have distributed

these tales in such generous quantities to friends, relatives, employees and associates, the author takes this opportunity to express his gratitude.

No endorsement could be higher than that of practical men who appreciate its teachings because they, themselves, have worked up to important successes by applying the very principles it advocates.

Babylon became the wealthiest city of the ancient

world because its citizens were the richest people of their time.

They appreciated the value of money.

They practiced sound financial principles in acquiring money, keeping money and making their money earn more money. They provided for themselves what we all desire . . . incomes for the future.

G. S. C