The Richest Man in Babylon (Original Classic Edition)

by George S. Clason

You should dedicate twice as much money to your debts as to your savings. Immediately save your ten percent, he wrote; but twenty percent should go toward debt. Debt is intrinsically a drain both in terms of interest and reputation (as well as credit score).

“As for study, did not our wise teacher teach us that learning was of two kinds: the one kind 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?

Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you take only what is worth having.

Will power is but the unflinching purpose to carry a task you set for yourself to fulfillment.

that what each of us calls our ‘necessary expenses’ will always grow to equal our incomes unless we protest to the contrary.

If you desire to help thy friend, do so in a way that will not bring thy friend’s burdens upon thyself.”

Better a Little Caution than a Great Regret

Where the Determination Is, The Way Can Be Found