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The Richest Man in Babylon

The Richest Man in Babylon

The Richest Man in Babylon is a 1926 book by George S. Clason that dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set 8,000 years ago in ancient Babylon. The book remains in print almost a century after the parables were originally published, and is regarded as a classic of personal financial advice.


“Our acts can be no wiser than our thoughts.”

George S. Clason book The Richest Man in Babylon

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