the camel trader of babylon

more from the richest man in babylon
by george s. clason

“…he who spends more than he earns is sowing the winds of needless self-indulgence from which he is sure to reap the whirlwinds of trouble and humiliation.” [p.97]

“How can you call yourself a free man when your weakness has brought you to this? If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth, even as water seeks its level? If a man has within him the soul of a free man, will he not become respected and honored in his own city in spite of his misfortune?” [p.99-100]

“Thy debts are thine enemies who have run thee out of Babylon…” [p.103]

“…the soul of a free man looks at life as a series of problems to be solved and solves them, while the soul of a slave whines, ‘What can I do who am but a slave?’” [p.104]

Where the Determination Is, the Way Can Be Found