“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.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
― The Richest Man in Babylon
“Believe me, my boy, women don't love a man for himself but as a weapon against other women.”
― The Wine of Solitude
― The Wine of Solitude
“If you desire to help thy friend, do so in a way that will not bring thy friend's burdens upon thyself.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
― The Richest Man in Babylon
“A part of all I earn is mine to keep.' Say it in the morning when you first arise. Say it at noon. Say it at night. Say it each hour of every day. Say it to yourself until the words stand out like letters of fire across the sky.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
― The Richest Man in Babylon
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