‘A part of all you earn is yours to keep. It should be not less than a tenth no matter how little you earn. It can be as much more as you can afford. Pay yourself first. Do not buy from the clothes-maker and the sandal-maker more than you
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“A part of all you earn is yours to keep. It should be not less than a tenth no matter how little you earn. It can be as much more as you can afford. Pay yourself first. Do not buy from the clothes-maker and the sandal-maker more than you can pay out of the rest and still have enough for food and charity and penance to the gods.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
― The Richest Man in Babylon
“For better or worse, in sickness and in health, the modern economy has been growing like a hormone-soused teenager.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“I advise that you take the wisdom of Algamish and say to yourselves, ‘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
“Sex is child’s play; but gender is serious business.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“For the first time in human history, supply began to outstrip demand. And an entirely new problem was born: who is going to buy all this stuff?”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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