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“The reason why we have never found measure of wealth. We never sought it.”
― George Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you only take what is worth having.”
― George Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“Will power is but the unflinching purpose to carry the task you set for yourself to fulfillment.”
― George Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“If you desire to help thy friend, do so in a way that will not bring thy friend's burdens upon thyself.”
― George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“It costs nothing to ask wise advice from a good friend.”
― George Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“Our acts can be no wiser than our thoughts.”
― George Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“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?”
― George Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“The hungrier one becomes, the clearer one's mind works— also the more sensitive one becomes to the odors of food.”
― George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“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.”
― George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.”
― George Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“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.”
― George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“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.”
― George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon