Inspirational Book: The Secret of the Rich Man in Babylon

Napiron: Whenever someone younger than me comes to me for wealth advice, I always refer to "The Secret of the Rich Man in Babylon" as their Give gifts to each other and tell them that if you can read this book carefully and practice it, it will work wonders. What kind of book made Napieron rate it so highly? Please read below.

Introduction to the content of "The Secret of the Rich Man in Babylon (a century-old best-selling edition? Introduction)"

"The Secret of the Rich Man in Babylon (a century-old best-selling edition? Introduction)" 》Introduction: The history of Babylon has at least two things that make people think about it: First, its wealth. It was a kingdom with incredible amounts of gold and jewels. Why were the people here so rich? Another is its historical wonder: an artificial canal irrigated the soil here, and the river bed was wide enough for 12 horses to pass through in parallel. : There was no paper at that time, so they used clay tablets to record history; the walls of Babylon were comparable to the pyramids of Egypt, and were both called the "Seven Wonders of the World". How was this miracle created?

Akkad’s seven rules for getting rich:

? First let your wallet grow

? Control spending

? Make yourself a wealthy person

? Protect your wealth and avoid losses

? Seek profitable investments

? Protect your future life Worry-free

?Improve your earning power

Advice on getting rich that Akkad received when he was a poor boy:

?What if you have lived the same life these years? If you are just living hand to mouth, it is because you have not learned how to manage money, or you have not found the secret to managing money.

?Wealth makes a person more capable of enjoying happiness and gaining satisfaction. Wealth is power. With money, many things can be done.

?Wealth is like a tree, it grows from a small seed. The first coin you save is a seed that will grow into a tree of wealth in the future. The sooner you plant seeds, the sooner you will have more trees of wealth. The more faithfully and frequently you use your savings to cultivate and water it, the sooner you can enjoy the shade under the shade.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Escape from Poverty and Seek the Way to Wealth

People who long for wealth? The dreams of getting rich of Babylonian craftsmen and music craftsmen

Case story of the rich man and the beggar

See if he is suitable for starting a business?

The biggest rich man in Babylon? Learn how to manage money from a rich and generous man

Akkad’s experience of getting rich

Asking for financial management experience from an expert

Case study of the sorrow of stock trading

Practice table of the rules of getting rich

The Babylonians’ secret to getting rich? Seven wise sayings about getting rich

One of the secrets to getting rich. Fill your wallet with money

The second secret to getting rich: Strictly control your daily expenses

The third secret to getting rich: Let your money continue to appreciate

The fourth secret to getting rich: Keep your wealth and avoid losses

The fifth secret to getting rich: Own your own house

The sixth secret to getting rich is to prepare for retirement

The seventh secret to getting rich: Continuously improve your ability to make money

Case: Be good at discovering business opportunities

Illustration of the process of getting out of poverty

Chapter 2: How to protect your assets and increase their value

Five rules about gold? Be good at saving

Want gold or gold? Want wisdom?

Norma Hill’s story of getting rich

Using the Five Golden Rules

Case Study Selling a Comb to a Monk

Rules of Getting Rich Practice Table

Babylonian moneylenders should protect their own property and increase the value of their assets

Never be aggressive and share the burden of others

Lend carefully Money

Don’t lend money to people with bad credit

Case: Ludwig? Borrow money to become a rich man

What type of spender do you belong to?

The wall of Babylon that will not fall down? Build a wall for your property

The history of the wall of Babylon

Use the wall to protect your wealth

Case. Use the law to protect assets

Illustration of the process of getting rich successfully

Chapter 3: Work hard and get rid of the trap of debt

Babylonian camel merchants? and debt Fight to get free

The story of Dabashir

The soul of a free man

Strive to get out of debt

Case to cultivate credit and overcome Debt

Practice table on the laws of getting rich

A letter from a student at the University of Nottingham

Dabashir's tablet? How to fight off debt

First letter

Caldwell’s question

Second letter

Case: Don’t fall into the trap of bad debt

Will you have a bright future?

Lucky man of Babylon? Work is your best friend

Salu Nada’s thoughts

Saru Nada’s Memories

Treat work as a friend

Hard work is the only secret to success

Chapter 4 Obtain the favor of the goddess of luck

Appendix

Preface

Napoleon Hill, one of the greatest success masters in the United States, believes: Like anyone else in this world, what exactly are you? Who depends on two aspects

factors: genetics and environment.

Of course, each person’s physical characteristics depend on family and parental inheritance, and these are basically difficult to change. However, those traits that people develop due to the influence of the surrounding environment, or those traits that are inherited through "social inheritance", can be changed through their own will and conscious transformation.

Everyone may have this experience: some people around them seem to be able to gain power, wealth and success effortlessly, while others have to go through many difficulties before they can achieve even a small amount of success; Some people feel that their ambitions, desires and dreams are out of reach, while some people are always full of fighting spirit and move towards their goals. Why? Although we admit that physical fitness helps people to achieve success, physiological factors are not the key to success. The mind is the source of creativity and the key to success.

In the process of everyone’s personality formation, factors that play an important or even irreplaceable role include: family education, school education and self-education. There is no need to say much about the first two, readers can understand them themselves. Self-education, in our view, mainly includes the books that individuals read. Human thought is like a fertile soil. Whatever seeds are sown, fruits will be harvested. Books are undoubtedly seeds and a necessary condition for the success of everyone's mental development.

"Secrets of the Rich Man in Babylon" is a booklet written in 1926 by George Samuel Karason, a famous American success master, using ancient Babylon as the background and using allegory to explain his views on financial management and getting rich. In the past century, this book has been widely disseminated around the world, and its English version has always been on the Amazon bestseller list of inspirational books. Today, they have become immortal classics in modern society. This book comes with an English version, hoping readers can feel the charm of the original text at the same time.

We live in an ever-changing era. Everyone desires success, and opportunities are indeed everywhere around them. But how many people are willing to struggle and are good at turning opportunities into success through struggle? I'm afraid there are many. All people want is to sit back and enjoy the success and become famous overnight. Impetuousness and eagerness for quick success are common problems among many modern people. I hope this wise little book by George Samuel Karason can help you clarify your thinking and move towards your set goals.

Wonderful book excerpts

Chapter 1 Introduction to the history of Babylon

Among all the chapters of history, life in no city is more fascinating than that of Babylon. This extraordinary name is full of wealth and nobility. The wealth of gold and silver it holds is incredible. Such a gorgeous city should be located in a suitable place rich in tropical products, surrounded by rich forests, mineral deposits and other natural resources. This is not the case. Babylon was situated in a flat, arid valley on the banks of the Euphrates River. There are no forests, no minerals, no building stones. It was not even on the routes of foreign trade. Average rainfall is simply not enough to feed crops.

The prosperity of Babylon is a typical example of human ability, the ability of human beings to use various controllable means to achieve great goals. All the resources that support this big city are created by people, and all the wealth is also created by people.

Babylon only had two natural resources? Fertile soil and water from rivers. Babylonian engineers used one of the greatest architectural feats of that time or of any time, dams and huge irrigation canals to divert the water. These canals cut through the flat valleys, pouring the water of life onto the fertile soil. This feat ranks among the great projects remembered by history. This irrigation system made Babylon a prosperous agricultural place, the first of its kind in the world.

Fortunately, throughout its long history, Babylon has been ruled by kings with hereditary thrones, and has only been occasionally invaded by foreign enemies. Although there were wars in Babylon, most of them were local wars or wars to defend against the invasion of other countries. Some countries became ambitious conquerors because they coveted Babylon's incredible treasures.

These outstanding Babylonian rulers are remembered by history for their wisdom, enterprise, and sense of justice. Babylon was free of those arrogant monarchs who sought to conquer the known world, a fact that makes all nations pay homage to their solipsism.

As a city, Babylon no longer exists. It quickly fell into ruins as the fighting spirit of the people who had built and preserved the city for thousands of years gradually disappeared. This city is located in Asia, about 600 miles east of the Suez Canal, due north of the Persian Gulf, at 30 degrees north latitude, almost the same latitude as Yuma, Arizona, USA, and the climate is as hot and dry as Yuma.

Today, this once densely populated irrigated agricultural region along the Euphrates River valley is once again a windswept wasteland. A few grasses and desert shrubs struggle to survive against the violent wind and sand. Gone are the fertile fields, rich cities, and caravans carrying abundant goods. Today only some Arab nomads who rely on herding to make a living live here, and they have been living here since the birth of Christianity.

A few mounds dot the valley. For centuries, travelers thought it was a deserted place. But fragments of pottery and bricks washed out by occasional rains eventually attracted the attention of archaeologists. Expeditions funded by European and American museums came to dig to see what they would find. Pickaxe and shovel soon proved that these hills were ancient cities, their tombs.

Babylon is one of them. After about 20 centuries, only desert dust that was constantly blown up by the wind remained on the ruins. The walls built of bricks had disintegrated by the time they were dug out, returning to dust again. This is Babylon, the once rich city that is now a pile of dirt. Babylon was abandoned for so long that no living person even knew the city's name. It wasn't until archaeologists carefully removed the dust and sand that covered its streets, noble temples, and palace ruins that people began to understand it. a city.

Many scientists believe that Babylon and other cities in the valley are the oldest clearly documented cities, dating back 8,000 years. The method used to determine these dates is very interesting. Records of solar eclipses were found in Babylonian ruins, and based on these records, modern astronomers immediately calculated the time of the eclipse in Babylon, thus establishing a relationship between the Babylonian calendar and our own. ;