The Richest Man In Babylon By George S Clason Chapter 2 The Richest Man in Babylon In old Babylon there once lived a certain very rich man named Arkad. Far and wide he was famed for his great wealth. Also was he famed for his liberality. He was generous in his charities. He was generous with his family. He was liberal in his own expenses. But nevertheless each year his wealth increased more rapidly than he spent it. And there were certain friends of younger days who came to him and said: "You, Arkad, are more fortunate than we. You have become the richest man in all Babylon while we struggle for existence. You can wear the finest garments and you can enjoy the rarest foods, while we must be content if we can clothe our families in raiment that is presentable and feed them as best we can. "Yet, once we were equal. We studied under the same master. We played in the same games. And in neither the studies nor the games did you outshine us. ...
Indeed, he or she is the determinant of the fruits, vegetables and the luxurious look of the garden. He appreciates it later or regrets later his negligence.
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Man is his own re-maker after God has made him
Very true indeed. Thank you Sir for your commitment to excellence.
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This quote inspires me as well you to take responsibility of what we do or didn't do in our lives and stop blame game
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we must take responsibility for our lives
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How I wish our thoughts and mindset will always be trimmed to that which is productive and constructive. I have experience it so many times and I know it's working. Thank you so much for your continuous direction and support towards encouraging mankind.
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DeleteIt is doable though with a little amount of self discipline and commitment
the earlier a man realises this truth the better sir!!
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