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The Richest Man in Babylon
The Richest Man in Babylon

by George S. Clason

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The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason TABLE OF CONTENTS First Published in 1926.

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About the author ..................................................................................................................................3 Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................5 An Historical Sketch of Babylon ...........................................................................................................6 The Man Who Desired Gold .................................................................................................................9 The Richest Man in Babylon ...............................................................................................................12 Seven Cures For a Lean Purse..............................................................................................................17 THE FIRST CURE..........................................................................................................................18 Start thy purse to fattening .........................................................................................................18 THE SECOND CURE ....................................................................................................................19 Control thy expenditures.............................................................................................................19 THE THIRD CURE........................................................................................................................20 Make thy gold multiply...............................................................................................................20 THE FOURTH CURE.....................................................................................................................21 Guard

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