Quotes from George S. Clason

Wealth, like a tree, grows from a tiny seed.

Deride not what I say because of its simplicity. Truth is always simple.

Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck.

Luck has a peculiar habit of favoring those who do not depend on it.

If you desire to help thy friend, do so in a way that will not bring thy friend's burdens upon thyself.

The hungrier one becomes, the clearer one's mind works— also the more sensitive one becomes to the odors of food.

Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. a

The sun that shines today is the sun that shone when thy father was born, and will still be shining when thy last grandchild shall pass into the darkness.

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.

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.

A PART OF ALL YOU EARN IS YOURS TO KEEP.

Good luck can be enticed by accepting opportunity.

Wealth, like a tree, grows from a tiny seed. The first copper you save is the seed from which your tree of wealth shall grow. The sooner you plant that seed the sooner shall the tree grow. And the more faithfully you nourish and water that tree with consistent savings, the sooner may you bask in contentment beneath its shade.

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?

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.

The thoughts of youth,' he continued, 'are bright lights that shine forth like the meteors that oft make brilliant the sky, but the wisdom of age is like the fixed stars that shine so unchanged that the sailor may depend upon them to steer his course.

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.

...good luck waits to come to that man who accepts opportunity.

Gold cometh gladly and in increasing quantity to any man who will put by not less than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of his family.

One may not condemn a man for succeeding financially because he knows how. Neither may one with justice take away for a man what he has fairly earned, to give to men of less ability.

Remember, work, well done, does good to the man who does it. It makes him a better man.

If you desire to help thy friend, do so in a way that will not bring thy friend's burdens upon thyself.

The hungrier one becomes, the clearer one's mind works— also the more sensitive one becomes to the odors of food.

If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?