The Richest Man in Babylon The Richest Man In Babylon is a work of historical fiction and economic science. Lessons on wealth accumulation are conveyed through parables related to the merchant class within Ancient Babylon. Babylon had a wealthy merchant class, even though they held very few economic advantages such as natural resources. Babylonian merchants used the science of buying, selling, and saving to grow wealth. The lessons of these parables are: Start thy purse to fattening; Control thy expenditures;Make thy gold multiply; Guard thy treasures from loss; Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment; Insure a future income; Increase thy ability to earn; and others.Each parable gives examples of how the merchants practiced the lessons of the parables to grow wealthy.George Samuel Clason (November 7, 1874 - April 7, 1957) was an American writer, entrepreneur, and map-maker. |
