The Richest Man in Babylon
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👍De moeite van het lezen waardMust read by every human of the universe
- Roberto Milladeelde een impressie7 jaar geleden
👍De moeite van het lezen waardI enjoyed reading this book so much, it serves as inspiration of what can be accomplished with hard work, dedication and humility.
If anyone wants to get ahead in life, one just needs to follow the advise given in it... advise that is easy to follow but not always easy to keep, which means that if a person really wants to get ahead in life they also have to show tremendous determination in the face of adversity and humility to ask and follow the counsel of wiser men. - Janne Eriksendeelde een impressie4 jaar geleden
👍De moeite van het lezen waardHylder grundlæggende værdien af arbejde og opsparing. Samt at skabe varig indtægt.
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- b6818072986citeerde uit4 jaar geleden
very fool must learn,' he growled, 'but why trust the knowledge of a brickmaker about jewels? - Olenka Reshetnyakciteerde uit4 jaar geleden
we have proved that 8000 years ago, the Sumerites, who inhabited Babylonia, were living in walled cities. One can only conjecture for how many centuries previous such cities had existed. Their inhabitants were not mere barbarians living within protecting walls. They were an educated and enlightened people. So far as written history goes, they were the first engineers, the first astronomers, the first mathematicians, the first financiers and the first people to have a written language.
Mention has already been made of the irrigation systems which transformed the arid valley into an agricultural paradise. - 洪一萍citeerde uit5 jaar geleden
Babylon is an outstanding example of man’s ability to achieve great objectives, using whatever means are at his disposal. All of the resources supporting this large city were man-developed. All of its riches were man-made.
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