The Richest Man in Babylon

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

Our acts can be no wiser than our thoughts.

It costs nothing to ask wise advice from a good friend.

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

Will power is but the unflinching purpose to carry the task you set for yourself to fulfillment.

Learning was of two kinds: the one being the things we learned and knew, and the other being the training that taught us how to find out what we did not know?

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

As for time, all men have it in abundance.

The sun that shines today is the sun that shone when thy father was born, and will still be shining when thy last grandchild shall pass into the darkness.

The reason why we have never found measure of wealth. We never sought it.

Where the determination is, the way can be found.

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

A part of all I earn is mine to keep.' Say it in the morning when you first arise. Say it at noon. Say it at night. Say it each hour of every day. Say it to yourself until the words stand out like letters of fire across the sky.

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.

When no buyers were near, he talked to me earnestly to impress upon me how valuable work would be to me in the future: 'Some men hate it. They make it their enemy. Better to treat it like a friend, make thyself like it. Don't mind because it is hard. If thou thinkest about what a good house thou build, then who cares if the beams are heavy and it is far from the well to carry the water for the plaster. Promise me, boy, if thou get a master, work for him as hard as thou canst. If he does not appreciate all thou do, never mind. Remember, work, well-done, does good to the man who does it. It makes him a better man.

MEN OF ACTION ARE FAVORED BY THE GODDESS OF GOOD LUCK

A PART OF ALL YOU EARN IS YOURS TO KEEP.

The man who became of his understanding of the laws of wealth, acquireth a growing surplus, should give thought to those future days. He should plan certain investments or provisions that may endure safely for many years, yet will be available when the time arrives which he has so wisely anticipated.

Good luck can be enticed by accepting opportunity.

We found water. We passed into a more fertile country where were grass and fruit. We found the trail to Babylon because the soul of a free man looks at life as a series of problems to be solved and solves them, while the soul of a slave whines, 'What can I do who am but a slave?

Si aprende a fijarse un pequeño deseo bien definido, ello lo llevará a fijarse otro más grande.