Quotes from The Science of Getting Rich

“There are three motives for which we live; we live for the body, we live for the mind, we live for the soul. No one of these is better or holier than the other; all are alike desirable, and no one of the three—body, mind, or soul—can live fully if either of the others is cut short of full life and expression.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“By thought, the thing you want is brought to you; by action you receive it.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“If you want to help the poor, demonstrate to them that they can become rich; prove it by getting rich yourself.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“Summary of the Science of Getting Rich There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made, and which, in its original state, permeates, penetrates, and fills the interspaces of the universe. A thought in this substance produces the thing that is imaged by the thought. Man can form things in his thought, and by impressing his thought upon formless substance can cause the thing he thinks about to be created. In order to do this, man must pass from the competitive to the creative mind; otherwise he cannot be in harmony with the Formless Intelligence, which is always creative and never competitive in spirit. Man may come into full harmony with the Formless Substance by entertaining a lively and sincere gratitude for the blessings it bestows upon him. Gratitude unifies the mind of man with the intelligence of Substance, so that man’s thoughts are received by the Formless. Man can remain upon the creative plane only by uniting himself with the Formless Intelligence through a deep and continuous feeling of gratitude. Man must form a clear and definite mental image of the things he wishes to have, to do, or to become; and he must hold this mental image in his thoughts, while being deeply grateful to the Supreme that all his desires are granted to him. The man who wishes to get rich must spend his leisure hours in contemplating his Vision, and in earnest thanksgiving that the reality is being given to him. Too much stress cannot be laid on the importance of frequent contemplation of the mental image, coupled with unwavering faith and devout gratitude. This is the process by which the impression is given to the Formless, and the creative forces set in motion. The creative energy works through the established channels of natural growth, and of the industrial and social order. All that is included in his mental image will surely be brought to the man who follows the instructions given above, and whose faith does not waver. What he wants will come to him through the ways of established trade and commerce. In order to receive his own when it shall come to him, man must be active; and this activity can only consist in more than filling his present place. He must keep in mind the Purpose to get rich through the realization of his mental image. And he must do, every day, all that can be done that day, taking care to do each act in a successful manner. He must give to every man a use value in excess of the cash value he receives, so that each transaction makes for more life; and he must so hold the Advancing Thought that the impression of increase will be communicated to all with whom he comes in contact. The men and women who practice the foregoing instructions will certainly get rich; and the riches they receive will be in exact proportion to the definiteness of their vision, the fixity of their purpose, the steadiness of their faith, and the depth of their gratitude.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“There is abundance of opportunity for the man who will go with the tide, instead of trying to swim against it.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“Go on in the certain way, and if you do not receive that thing, you will receive something so much better that you will see that the seeming failure was really a great success.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“The more gratefully we fix our minds on the Supreme when good things come to us, the more good things we will receive, and the more rapidly they will come; and the reason simply is that the mental attitude of gratitude draws the mind into closer touch with the source from which the blessings come.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“Do all the work you can do, every day, and do each piece of work in a perfectly successful manner; put the power of success, and the purpose to get rich, into everything that you do.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“By thought, the thing you want is brought to you; by action you receive it. Whatever”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“There is never any hurry on the creative plane; and there is no lack of opportunity.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“the competitive mind is not the creative one.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“You want to get rich in order that you may eat, drink, and be merry when it is time to do these things; in order that you may surround yourself with beautiful things, see distant lands, feed your mind, and develop your intellect; in order that you may love men and do kind things, and be able to play a good part in helping the world to find truth. But”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“There are three motives for which we live; we live for the body, we live for the mind, we live for the soul.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“No puede tenerse una vida plena en mente sin libros y tiempo para estudiarlos, sin oportunidad para viajar y observar o sin compañerismo intelectual.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“WHATEVER may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless one is rich. No”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made, and which, in its original state, permeates, penetrates, and fills the interspaces of the universe. A thought, in this substance, Produces the thing that is imaged by the thought. Man can form things in his thought, and, by impressing his thought upon formless substance, can cause the thing he thinks about to be created.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“Poverty can be done away with, not by increasing the number of well to do people who think about poverty, but by increasing the number of poor people who purpose with faith to get rich.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“The progress of the world is retarded only by those who do not fill the places they are holding; they belong to a former age and a lower stage or plane of life, and their tendency is toward degeneration.  No society could advance if every man was smaller than his place; social evolution is guided by the law of physical and mental evolution.  In the animal world, evolution is caused by excess of life.   When an organism has more life than can be expressed in the functions of its own plane, it develops the organs of a higher plane, and a new species is originated.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“A man’s highest happiness is found in the bestowal of benefits on those he loves; love finds its most natural and spontaneous expression in giving.  The man who has nothing to give cannot fill his place as a husband or father, as a citizen, or as a man.  It is in the use of material things that a man finds full life for his body, develops his mind, and unfolds his soul.  It is therefore of supreme importance to him that he should be rich.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“Every man has the natural and inherent power to think what he wants to think, but it requires far more effort to do so than it does to think the thoughts which are suggested by appearances. To think according to appearance is easy; to think truth regardless of appearances is laborious, and requires the expenditure of more power than any other work man is called upon to perform. There”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“What I want for myself, I want for everybody.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“an ounce of doing things is worth a pound of theorizing.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“¡Yo puedo tener éxito! Todo lo que es posible a cualquiera es posible para mí. SOY EXITOSO. Tengo éxito, porque estoy lleno del poder del éxito.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“El uso científico del pensamiento consiste en: a) Formar una imagen mental clara y distintiva de lo que se quiere. b) Aferrarse a su propósito de obtener lo que quiere. c) Materializar, con fe agradecida de que se recibirá lo que se quiere.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“Hay una materia pensante de la cual todas las cosas están hechas y la cual, en su estado original, impregna, penetra y llena los inter espacios del universo. En esta sustancia, un pensamiento produce la cosa imaginada por el pensamiento. Una persona puede formar cosas en su pensamiento y, al grabar su pensamiento en la sustancia sin formar, puede causar que aquello en lo que ha pensado sea creado. Para hacer esto, una persona debe pasar de la mente competitiva a la mente creativa; debe formarse una imagen mental de las cosas que quiere y mantener esta imagen en sus pensamientos con el firme PROPÓSITO de obtener lo que quiere y la FE inquebrantable de que obtendrá lo que quiere, cerrando su mente contra todo lo que pueda tender a quebrantar su propósito, nublar su visión o extinguir su fe. Así que para que pueda recibir lo que quiera cuando venga, una persona debe actuar AHORA sobre la gente y las cosas en su ambiente actual.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“PARA empezar a volverse rico de forma científica, no trate de aplicar su fuerza de voluntad a nada fuera de usted mismo. No tiene derecho de hacerlo. Está mal aplicar su voluntad a otros para lograr que hagan lo que usted quiere que hagan. Es tan malo forzar a la gente con el poder mental como lo es forzarlos con el poder físico. Si obliga a otros a hacer cosas por usted mediante la fuerza física, los reduce a la esclavitud. Obligarlos con el poder mental significa lo mismo; la única diferencia son los métodos. Si tomar las cosas de la gente mediante la fuerza física es robar, tomarlas con el poder mental también es robar. En”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“Toda actividad humana está basada en el deseo de incremento. La gente busca más comida, más ropa, mejor techo, más lujo, más belleza, más conocimiento, más placer -el incremento en algo, más vida-. Cada ser viviente siente esta necesidad continua de avanzar, cuando el impulso cesa, la disolución y la muerte llegan enseguida. Esto lo sabemos instintivamente y por eso siempre buscamos más. Esta ley del incremento perpetuo fue fijada por Jesús en la parábola de los talentos: Porque sólo al que produce más se le dará más y tendrá en abundancia, pero al que no produce se le quitará hasta lo que tiene.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“Tan cierto es que la duda o la incredibilidad inician un movimiento que aleja todo de usted, como que la fe y el propósito inician un movimiento que le acerca todo. Es al no entender esto, que la mayoría de la gente fracasa.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

“No lea libros que le digan que el mundo está llegando a su fin, ni lea escritos de filósofos escandalizadores y pesimistas que dicen que vamos hacia el demonio. El mundo no va hacia el demonio; está yendo a Dios. Es una maravillosa transformación.”
― Wallace D. Wattles, quote from The Science of Getting Rich

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