Twenty Eight hand picked quotes of some of the characters from the world's acclaimed book on wealth creation and self improvement. The presentation also includes the names of speakers and pages where each quote is taken from for easy referencing.

2. Introduction
• Only few books exist that provides practical
yet simple means of acquiring wealth as this
book, The Richest Man in Babylon.
• Presented in a story like manner, its easy to
understand writing style makes it simple to
draw out inspirations.
• I have picked out 30 quotes which have the
power to transform whoever reads or hears
them.

3. Some important notes
• I made sure the speaker of each quote is
mentioned while also attaching page number
for easy referencing .
• Quotes spoken in archaic language have been
paraphrased into a more contemporary form.
• In preserving the original meaning of each
quotes, special care was adopted in
paraphrasing speaker’s direct words.

5. # 1. “ A fat purse quickly empties if there be no
golden stream to refill it” - Kobbi, pg 6.
# 2. “There are two kinds of learnings, the first
are the things we learn and know, while the
second are trainings that teach us how to find
the things we do not know” – Arkad, page 12

6. # 3. “The thoughts of youth are like the dazzling
lights of meteors in the sky, but the wisdom of
the aged is like the constancy of the stars such
that sailors can depend on them to steer their
course” – Algamish, pg 13.
# 4. “A part of all you earn is yours to keep, it
shouldn’t be less than a tenth no mater
how little you earn” – Algamish, pg 14.

7. # 5. “Wealth, like a tree, grows from a tiny seed.
The first copper you save is the seed from which
your tree of wealth shall grow” – Algamish, pg
14.
# 6. “Opportunity is a haughty goddess who
wastes no time with the unprepared” – Arkad,
pg 18.

8. # 6. “Will power is but the unflinching purpose to
carry a task you set for yourself to fufilment” –
Arkad, pg 18.
# 7. “Wealth grows wherever men exert energy” –
Arkad, pg 19.
# 8. “What we all call our ‘necessary expenses’ will
always grow to equal our incomes unless we
protest to the contrary” – Arkad, pg29

9. # 9. “Just as weeds grow wherever the farmer
leaves space for their roots, even so does desire
grow in men whenever there is possibility of it
being gratified” – Arkad, pg 29.
# 10. “It is the income one builds, the golden
stream that continually flows into one’s purse
that makes the purse alive” – Arkad, pg 32.

10. # 11. “Before you loan any man a thing, assure
yourself of his ability to pay and his reputation
for doing so, so you don’t make a gift of your
hard earned money” –Arkad, pg 34.
# 12. “Before you entrust you investments into
any field, acquaint yourself with the dangers
which may befall your principal” – Arkad, pg 34.

11. # 13. “Preceding accomplishments must be
desires. These desires must be strong and
definite. Outlandish desires defeats purpose” –
Arkad, pg 40.
# 14. “In tilling the soil, in honest trading, in all
of man’s occupation, there is opportunity to
make profit upon his efforts and his
transactions” – Arkad, pg 47

12. # 15. “Opportunity waits for no man. Today it is
here; soon it is gone. Therefore, delay not” –
father to one of Arkad’s students, pg 51.
# 16. “Good luck waits to come to the man who
accepts opportunity” – One of Arkad’s students,
pg 52

13. # 17. “Always make payment whenever you are
convinced your bargain is wise” – Saddle maker,
pg 55.
# 18. “Give a man a choice of gold or wisdom, he
will most likely go for gold. The next day, he
begins to wail because he has no more gold” –
Kalabab, pg 59.

14. # 19. “Our wise acts accompany us through life to
please and to help us. So also do our unwise acts, it
follows to plague and torment us” – Kalabab, pg 72.
#20. “In the strength of your own desires is a magic
power. Guide that power with your knowledge of
the five laws of gold and you shall share the
treasures of Babylon” – Kalabab, pg 73.

15. # 21. “If you desire to help a friend, do it in such
a way that you don’t end up carrying his
burdens upon your head” – Mathon, pg 78.
# 22. “The safest loans are the ones given to
those whose possessions are of more value than
what they seek” – Mathon, pg 79.

16. # 23. “Do not lend your money to a man in deep
emotional throes” – Mathon, pg 80.
# 24. “ The hungrier one becomes, the clearer
ones mind becomes – also the more sensitive
one becomes to the odour of food” – Tarkad, pg
94.

17. # 25. “Just as water finds its own level, the soul
of a free man makes him honourable and
respected in his city. The soul of a slave brings
him down to penury” – Sira, pg 99.
# 26. “The soul of a free man looks at life as a
series of problems to be solved and solves them
while the soul of a slave continually whines
about his misfortunes” – Dabasir, pg 104.

18. # 27. “ Where the determination is, the way can
be found” – Dabasir, pg 104.
# 28. “Work, well-done, does good to the man
who does it. It makes him a better man” –
Megiddo, pg 126.

19. About the Book
The Richest Man in Babylon was written by George S. Clason.
This 144 paged book is probably the simplest book on earth
on wealth creation. The book takes us back thousands of years
into the fertile lands of Babylon where we discover how men
acquired simple principles for success and amassing wealth.
Their secrets, discovered in clay tablets and later transformed
into this book gives us a glimpse into the lives of Babylon’s
richest minds.
To discover The Five Laws of Gold and The Seven Cures for a
Lean Purse, get a copy of the book and enjoy for yourself.
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20. About Jude Akhabue
• Jude is a book lover and an insightful youth on a quest
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