The Richest Man in BabylonThe Richest Man in Babylon is a book by George Samuel Clason which dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set in ancient Babylon. Through their experiences in business and managing household finance, the characters in the parables learn simple lessons in financial wisdom. By basing these parables in ancient times, but involving situations that modern people can understand and identify with, the author presents these lessons as timeless wisdom that is as relevant today as it was back then. The book began in 1926 as a series of informational pamphlets. Banks and insurance companies began to distribute these pamphlets, and the most famous ones were eventually compiled into this book. |
Contents
Forward | 1 |
The Richest Man in Babylon | 21 |
Seven Cures for A Lean Purse 36 The First Cure | 41 |
Meet the Goddess of Good Luck | 63 |
The Five Laws of Gold | 81 |
The Gold Lender of Babylon | 100 |
The Walls of Babylon | 117 |
The Clay Tablets from Babylon | 137 |
The Luckiest Man in Babylon | 154 |
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