“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
“Will power is but the unflinching purpose to carry the task you set for yourself to fulfillment.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
― The Richest Man in Babylon
“In those things toward which we exerted our best endeavors we succeeded.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
― 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.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
will still be shining when thy last grandchild shall pass into the darkness.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
“Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you only take what is worth having.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
― The Richest Man in Babylon
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