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Chapter 3. Seven Cures For A Lean Purse Characters: Arkad - The Richest Man In Babylon Good King Sargon was lamenting the state of the city. The rich were getting richer and poor poorer. | Good king Sargon All of the gold of the city has found it's way info the | Agqer - Shieldmaker hands of "a few very rich men of our city.\" "Why should so few men be able to acquire all the gold?\" said the King. \"Because they know how.," replied the Chancellor. \"One may not condemn a man for succeeding because he knows how." \"Who knows best in all our city how to become wealthy, Chancellor2 Asked the King. \"Thy question answers for itself, your majesty. Who has amassed the greatest wealth in Babylon2" "Arkad" replied the Chancellor. Arkad was invited to appear before the King. The start of the conversation sums up the topic. \"How becamest thou so wealthy?" \"You hadst nothing to start with2" asked the King \"Only a great desire for wealth. Besides this, nothing.\" stated Arkad. \"Is there any secret to acquiring wealth? Can it be taught2" asked the King. \"It is practical, your majesty. That which one man knows can be taught to others."\" replied Arkad. The King wished for the knowledge that Arkad had accrued to be shared with the city folk. The King selected the 'Chosen Hundred" to sit with Arkad. The great man stood before the hundred and explained how he had had nothing as a youth other than an empty purse. He sought every remedy for a lean purse and found seven. The Seven Cures for a Lean Curse; 1. Start thy purse to fattening \"For every ten coins thou placest within thy purse take out for use but nine. Thy purse will start to fatten at once and its increasing weight will feel good in thy hand and bring satisfaction to thy soul.\" 2. Control thy expenditures \""Budget thy expenses that thou mayest have coins to pay for thy necessities, to pay for thy enjoyments and to gratify thy worthwhile desires without spending more than nine-tenths of thy earnings.\" 3. Make thy gold multiply "Put each cain to laboring that it may reproduce its kind even as flocks of the field and help to bring to thee income, a stream of wealth that shall flow constantly into thy purse." The Richest Man In Babylon Review 4. Guard thy freasures from loss \""Guard thy treasure from loss by investing only where thy principle is safe, where it may be reclaimed if desirable, and where thou will not fail to collect a fair rental. Consult with wise men. Secure the advice of those experienced in the profitable handling of gold. Let their wisdom protect thy freasure from unsafe investments.\" 5. Make of thy dwelling a profitable investment "Own thy own home.\" 6. Insure a future income \"Provide for in advance for the needs of thy growing age and the protection of thy family.\" 7. Increase thy ability to earn "Cultivate thy own powers, to study and become wiser, to become more skilful, to act as to respect thyself.\" Arkad ended his lecture urging the hundred that there is more gold than you can dream of, abundance for all. so ao forth \"arow wealthv. as is vour riaht.\