Author: George S. Clason
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It was located beside the Euphrates River, in a flat, arid valley. It had no forests, no mines — not even stone for building.
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It was located beside the Euphrates River, in a flat, arid valley. It had no forests, no mines — not even stone for building. It was not even located upon a natural trade-route.
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Babylon is an outstanding example of man’s ability to achieve great objectives, using whatever means are at his disposal. All of the resources supporting this large city were man-developed.
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Babylon possessed just two natural resources — a fertile soil and water in the river.
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Dotting this valley are earthen hills. For centuries, they were considered by travelers to be nothing else. The attention of archaeologists were finally attracted to them because of broken pieces of pottery and brick washed down by the occasional rain storms.
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An interesting fact in this connection is the means used to determine these dates. Uncovered in the ruins of Babylon were descriptions of an eclipse of the sun. Modern astronomers readily computed the time when such an eclipse, visible in Babylon, occurred and thus established a known relationship between their calendar and our own.
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An interesting fact in this connection is the means used to determine these dates. Uncovered in the ruins of Babylon were descriptions of an eclipse of the sun. Modern astronomers readily computed the time when such an eclipse, visible in Babylon, occurred and thus established a known relationship between their calendar and our own. In this way, we have proved that 8000 years ago, the Sumerites, who inhabited Babylonia, were living in walled cities.
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One of the outstanding wonders of Babylon was the immense walls surrounding the city.
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The Babylonians were clever financiers and traders. So far as we know, they were the original inventors of money as a means of exchange, of promissory notes and written titles to property.
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“Nonsense,” reproved Kobbi, “a man’s wealth is not in the purse he carries. A fat purse quickly empties if there be no golden stream to refill it.
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‘I found the road to wealth when I decided that a part of all I earned was mine to keep. And so will you.’
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Fool! You pay to everyone but yourself. Dullard, you labor for others.
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Fool! You pay to everyone but yourself. Dullard, you labor for others. As well be a slave and work for what your master gives you to eat and wear. If you did keep for yourself one-tenth of all you earn, how much would you have in ten years?’
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Each time I was paid I took one from each ten pieces of copper and hid it away. And strange as it may seem, I was no shorter of funds, than before.
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I am careful not to start difficult and impractical tasks, because I love leisure.”
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learn to make your treasure work for you. Make it your slave.
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“Insure an income for thy future.
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Seek the advice of men whose daily work is handling money.
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A small return and a safe one is far more desirable than risk.