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Wallace D. Wattles

Born

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September 20, 1860

Died

August 15, 1911

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Wallace Delois Wattles was an American author. A New Thought writer, he remains personally somewhat obscure, but his writing has been widely quoted and remains in print in the New Thought and self-help movements. Wattles' best known work is a 1910 book called The Science of Getting Rich in which he explained how to become wealthy.

He studied the writings of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Ralph Waldo Emerson and recommended the study of their books to his readers who wished to understand what he characterized as "the monistic theory of the cosmos".

Through his personal study and experimentation Wattles claimed to have discovered the truth of New Thought principles and put them into practice in his own life. He wrote books outlining these pr ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 49,976 ratings · 2,151 reviews · 1,154 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Science of Getting Rich 4.13 avg rating — 44,630 ratings — published 1910 — 1656 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Science of Being Great: The Practical Guide to a Life of Power 4.02 avg rating — 1,623 ratings — published 1911 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Science of Being Well 3.76 avg rating — 687 ratings — published 1993 — 382 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wisdom of Wallace D. Wattles - Including: The Science of Getting Rich, The Science of Being Great & The Science of Being Well 4.17 avg rating — 514 ratings — published 2006 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Science of Success: The Secret to Getting What You Want 4.13 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Promote Yourself: The Lost Book of Wallace Wattles 4.14 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wallace D. Wattles Premium Collection (9 Books): The Science of Getting Rich; The Science of Being Great; The Science of Being Well; A New Christ and many more 4.34 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Get What You Want 4.03 avg rating — 151 ratings — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles AND The Master Key System by Charles Haanel by Wallace D. Wattles, Charles F. Haanel 4.18 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Christ 4.35 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2007 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.”
― Wallace D. Wattles

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“... because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”
― Wallace D. Wattles

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“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, The Science of Getting Rich

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