33 Timeless Wealth Building Quotes From The Richest Man In Babylon

The Richest Man in Babylon was written decades ago, but it’s lessons are still as relevant today as they were then.

One of the most valuable things about financial success is that it can be used as a tool to help you grow and develop in other areas of life. It’s not just about money, but also about happiness, self-confidence and freedom.

The Richest Man In Babylon is filled with timeless wisdom that will not only teach you how to save your wealth, but also how to use it wisely so that you can live a life full of abundance.

Everybody wants the easy button or shortcut path to riches and success. This doesn’t exist unfortunately. The most wealthy people in Babylon knew the importance of saving and investing.

They realized that wealth was built with patience and discipline, not through quick fixes or luck.

So if you’re looking to start building wealth for yourself, these quotes from The Richest Man in Babylon will definitely motivate and inspire you to get started down this path. 

‘The Richest Man In Babylon Quotes’ That Will Teach You The Path To Building Wealth

1. “The first copper you save is the seed from which your tree of wealth shall grow.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

2. “I had to recognize and conquer procrastination. To me, it proved to be an enemy, ever watching and waiting to thwart my accomplishments. ’Tis not difficult to conquer, once understood.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

3. “A man of action is favored by the Goddess of good luck.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

4. “Proper preparation is the key to our success. Our acts can be no wiser than our thoughts. Our thinking can be no wiser than our understanding.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

5. “Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you only take what is worth having.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

6. “A part of all I earn is mine to keep. Say it in the morning when you first arise. Say it at noon. Say it at night. Say it each hour of every day. Say it to yourself until the words stand out like letters of fire across the sky.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

7. “Willpower is but the unflinching purpose to carry the task you set for yourself to fulfillment.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

8. “Income, that is the thing. I wish an income that will keep flowing into my purse whether I sit on the wall or travel to far lands.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

9. “I found the road to wealth when I decided that a part of all I earned was mine to keep. And so will you.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

10. “Gold is reserved for those who know it’s laws and abide by them.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

11. “Money is plentiful for those who understand the simple laws of its acquisition.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

12. “It costs nothing to ask wise advice from a good friend.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

13. “The reason why we have never found measure of wealth. We never sought it.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

14. “As for time, all men have it in abundance.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

15. “Good luck can be enticed by accepting opportunity.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

16. “The man who became of his understanding of the laws of wealth, acquireth a growing surplus, should give thought to those future days. He should plan certain investments or provisions that may endure safely for many years, yet will be available when the time arrives which he has so wisely anticipated.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

17. “Thou speakest with true inspiration, Bansir. Thou bringeth to my mind a new understanding. Thou makest me to realize the reason why we have never found any measure of wealth. We never sought it.”  – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

18. “Desires must be simple and definite. They defeat their own purpose should they be too many, too confusing, or beyond a man’s training to accomplish.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

19. “I do recommend to all men, that they, by wise and well thought out methods, do provide against a lean purse in their mature years. For a lean purse to a man no longer able to earn or to a family without its head is a sore tragedy.”– George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

20.  “Gold laboreth diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable employment, multiplying even as the flocks of the field.”  – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

21. “Better a little caution than a great regret.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

22. “Learning was of two kinds: the one being the things we learned and knew, and the other being the training that taught us how to find out what we did not know?” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

23. “Babylon became the wealthiest city of the ancient world because its citizens were the richest people of their time. They appreciated the value of money. They practiced sound financial principles in acquiring money, keeping money and making their money earn more money. They provided for themselves what we all desire . . . incomes for the future.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

24. “thou contentedly let the years slip by and make no effort to repay, then thou hast but the contemptible soul of a slave. No man is otherwise who cannot respect himself and no man can respect himself who does not repay honest debts.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

25. “I tell you, my students, a man’s wealth is not in the coins he carries in his purse; it is the income he buildeth, the golden stream that continually floweth into his purse and keepeth it always bulging. That is what every man desireth. That is what thou, each one of thee desireth; an income that continueth to come whether thou work or travel.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

26. “He who takes advice about his savings from one who is inexperienced in such matters, shall pay with his savings for proving the falsity of their opinions.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

27. “You first learned to live upon less than you could earn. Next you learned to seek advice from those who were competent through their own experiences to give it. And, lastly, you have learned to make gold work for you.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

28. “The more of wisdom we know, the more we may earn. That man who seeks to learn more of his craft shall be richly rewarded. If he is an artisan, he may seek to learn the methods and the tools of those most skillful in the same line. If he laboreth at the law or at healing, he may consult and exchange knowledge with others of his calling.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

29. “Those eager to grasp opportunities for their betterment, do attract the interest of the good goddess. She is ever anxious to aid those who please her. Men of action please her best . “Action will lead thee forward to the successes thou dost desire.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

30. “Thus come many blessings to the man who owneth his own house. And greatly will it reduce his cost of living, making available more of his earnings for pleasures and the gratification of his desires. This, then, is the fifth cure for a lean purse: Own thy own home.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

31. “For a man to wish to be rich is of little purpose. For a man to desire five pieces of gold is a tangible desire which he can press to fulfillment.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

32. “No one lends his entire fortune, not even to his best friend.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

33. “Many things come to make a man’s life rich with gainful experiences. Such things as the following, a man must do if he respect himself:

• He must pay his debts with all the promptness within his power, not purchasing that for which he is unable to pay.
• He must take care of his family that they may think and speak well of him. He must make a will of record that, in case the gods call him, proper and honorable division of his property be accomplished.
• He must have compassion upon those who are injured and smitten by misfortune and aid them within reasonable limits.
• He must do deeds of thoughtfulness to those dear to him.

Thus the seventh and last remedy for a lean purse is to cultivate thy own powers, to study and become wiser, to become more skillful, to so act as to respect thyself. Thereby shalt thou acquire confidence in thy self to achieve thy carefully considered desires.” – George S. Clason – The Richest Man In Babylon

Which quotes from The Richest Man in Babylon were your favorite?

We hope today’s quotes gave you the inspiration to start taking control of your financial well being. The knowledge from this book is full of priceless wisdom that you can use as a guide during your journey.

If you haven’t read the book yet, go and grab it here. It is well worth the read! We also wrote a summary on The Richest Man in Babylon here.

Let us know in the comments which quotes were your favorite.