《巴比伦寓言》

《巴比伦寓言》

前言关于本书的赞誉(1)

    1.来自成功和理财的大师们(From Masters)   
    ●几乎所有的成功学、自我激励和理财致富的大师们都曾经对本书赞不绝口，包括但不限于拿破仑·希尔、戴尔·卡内基、博恩·崔西、罗伯特·清崎……他们无一例外地把本书列为成功励志的必读书，至少与《思考致富》、《世界上最伟大的推销员》、《富爸爸，穷爸爸》等畅销经典平分秋色，等量齐观。   
    ●每逢比我年轻的人向我寻求财富忠告时，我总是将此书作为礼物相赠，同时对他们说，如果你能认真阅读本书并身体力行，它就将产生奇迹。本书的确蕴含了非同凡响、经过时间检验的绝妙忠告，对那些初涉人世并开始努力奋斗的20多岁的一代无疑是最好的礼物。   
    ———拿破仑·希尔    
    I often give this book out as a gift whenever a person younger than me asks for my advice on money. I always present this book to them saying  if you read it and do as it says, it will work magic. It really contains excellent, time tested advice, and would make a good gift for someone in their early 20s who is on their own for the first time, and struggling.    
    ———Napleon Hill     
    2.来自本书各版的编辑们(From Editors)   
    ●数百万读者已经从这本著名的“巴比伦寓言”中得到了帮助。   
    Million of readers have been helped by the famous “Babylonian Parables”.   
    ●这是一本卓然出众的理财图书。它通过展现11个启发财富成功之路的古巴比伦传说，而成为一本个人理财问题的激动人心的指南。   
    It is an excellent financial book. An inspirational guide to personal money problems which presents eleven ancient Babylonian tales revealing the way to finan cial success.   
    ●这本书掌握着如何获得金钱，保持金钱，以及用金钱赚取更多金钱的全部秘密。   
    This book holds all the secrets to acquiring money, keeping money, and making money earn more money.    
    ●总而言之：这是一本畅销千万册的鼓舞人心的经典名著。在所有以节俭和理财计划为主题的励志著作中，本书被公认为最佳之作。这本著名的畅销书对个人理财问题提供了理解和解决方案。这本最受人喜爱的金钱管理原著至今仍然是最好的。   
    Book Description: The inspiring multi-million-copy bestselling classic. It′s been hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift and financially nancial planning. This celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of-and a solution to-personal money problems. The original money-management favorite is still the best!    
    3.来自亚马逊网站(From Amazon.com)   
    ●我但愿我在20岁的时候就能读到此书。这本通俗易懂的著作传递了无比强大的信息。当我的侄子从大学毕业的时候，我送给了他这本书，我希望他有足够的聪慧来阅读和运用这些课程。   
    I wish I had read this book when I was 20. This  simple, easy to read book de  livers a powerful message.When my Nephew graduated from college, I gave him a copy of this book. I hope he′s wise enough to read it and apply the lessons.    
    ●这绝不是一本只读一遍就丢在一边的书，你需要翻来覆去地阅读，直到这些思想浸透在你的意识和潜意识之中，并且变成习惯。这样你就会取得一些真实的成就。   
     This is NOT a book that you will want to read only once and put away, you will NEED to read this over and over untill the ideas saturate both your conscious and subconscious minds and until the ideas become habits. Then you will achieve some real results.     
    ●它富含强大信息，将教授你财富的哲学，以及如何在任何经济条件下取得巨大的财富。这本伟大的书应该在各个学校被强制性阅读，我提出的这个建议如果实施，那我们将拥有一个财政更加强大的美国。   
    It contains powerful information , will teach you the philosophy of the wealthy. And how you can achieve great wealth in any economic condition. This great book  should be mandatory reading in schools. I submit that if it was, we would have a financially nancially stronger America.    
    ●某人在我14岁的时候试图送给我这本书。可悲的是，我完全没有意识到这本书具有多么大的价值。又过了12年，我才终于坐下来阅读了本书。这至今都令我快要发疯，因为我整整浪费了12年！   
    Someone tried to GIVE me this book when I was 14 years old. Sadly, I didn′t have the sense to see how valuable this book was. It would be another 12 years before I finally sat down to read it. It drives me nuts to this day that I wasted those 12 years!

前言关于本书的赞誉(2)

    ●棒极了，不朽的忠告，实在独一无二———这本书无疑是一块珍宝！购买它，反复阅读，就像我做的那样！然后多买几本送给你最亲密的朋友———它们将是最了不起的生日礼物。    
    Great, Timeless advice, Truly unique — this book is a gem! Buy it and read it over and over again, as I have! Then buy few more for your closest friends — they make great Birthday gifts.   
    ●我但愿我是18岁而不是30岁时才读到此书。数年前我阅读此书后就一直开始首先为自己存钱。我简直是迫不及待，等我的女儿们稍微大一些的时候，我将作为催眠故事为她们阅读此书。   
    I wish I had read this when I was 18 instead of when I was 30. I read this several  years ago and have been paying myself first ever since. I can′t wait to read this to my daughters as a bedtime story when they are old enough.   
    ●我第一次听说此书是17年前，我不得不承认我讨厌它！我认为它愚蠢极了，好像有好的原料但无实质内容。但瑞恩先生的智慧之言在我脑海里一直回响，所以我开始反复阅读，直到这些原则深深地埋在我的意识中。当我读了第五遍之后，这些原则很快就变成了我的习惯。我财富积累的速度非常快，而且我也不再浪费钱财。   
    I first heard about this book 17 years ago and have to admit, I hated it! I thought it was stupid, like feel good stuff that has no substance. But Mr. Rohns words of wisdom kept echoing in my mind. So I read it over and over until the principles were imbedded into my  mind. Soon, after the fifth reading, the principles became habits for me. My wealth accumulated at a very rapid rate. I was no longer wasting money.    
    ●对任何一个想取得最大财富成功的人而言，本书当为必读之书。强烈推荐。阅读并应用书中的法则。它将造就世界上所有的差距。一本真正有效地伟大之书———如果你运用它。   
     A book is must reading for anyone who wants to achieve maximum financial success. Highly recommended. Read and use the principles in this book. It will make all the difference in the world. Great book that really works — if you use it.   
    ●所有现在和将来的财富建造者都应该必读此书。我亲自见到的十几位百万富翁，就是因为阅读此书而创造财富和走向财富独立的。这本书足够容易和短小，一个晚上就能读完。但我建议你连续一个月每天晚上都读它，直到这些思想渗透到你的灵魂之中。   
    A book must read for all future and current wealth builders,  I have personally met a dozen millionaires who attribute reading this book to creating wealth and financially independence. This book is easy enough and short enough to be read in one night. I recommend that you read it every night for a month until the ideas seep into  your soul.   
    ●这本不可思议的书畅销了整整80多年，是最好的书中最好的一本。关于本书之妙我无法再多说些什么，我喜欢这本书。我把这本书推荐给我的每一位朋友和客户。   
    This incredible book has been a best seller for over 8 decades. The Best of the Best in Books. I can′t say enough good things about this book. I love this book.  I recommend this book to everyone of my friends and clients.   
    ●当我发现这本书时，我第一次意识到成功可以被计划。存在着一种可以被付诸实施的系统，它最终将引导你迈向成功。这本书对任何试图逃离从薪水到薪水世俗生活的人而言，是完全必需的。   
    When I discovered this book I realized for the first time that success can be planned. There are systems that can be put in place that will guide you financially towards wards success. This book is essential for everyone that is trying to get out of the mun daneness of living from paycheck to paycheck.    
    ●非常富有教益。作者组织这本书就像是在讲述巴比伦富翁的传说，使得这些材料更容易接受，一些原则要点也非常好。当然，除非到了我人生的将来，也许我是不会真正明白的。但是它们似乎非常明智，而且我认为它们已经对我的人生产生了好的影响。   
    Very pedagogical. The author organizes the book as if telling the legend of the richest man in Babylon. It makes the material more accessible. The principles outline are good too. Of course, I won′t really know until later in my life， but they seem sensible and have had what I consider a good impact on my life.

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也许这本书其中的道理浅显易懂，人们却往往未能体会其中深意，像极了《谁动了我的奶酪》，以下是其中主人公的财富分配：

    我任何收入的1/10都必须储存起来，以便有备无患。
    我所赚的全部收入中应有7／10将用来养家，这样既能让家人衣食无忧，同时又有些余钱用做额外的花销，以免遭受缺乏乐趣和享受的生活。但马松又进一步强调，为了达到我的人生目标，我们全部花费的最大限度不要超过收入的 7／10，这样才能促使我的计划真正成功。所以，我必须严格遵守只花 7／10收入的规定，绝不能花更多的钱，或购买任何超出我收入的 7／10所能负担的物品。    
    因此每次到了月圆时分，我收入的 2／10，必须老实、公平地分成若干份，用于偿还给那些曾经信赖我，借我银钱的债主们。这样，到了一定的时候，我就必能还清所有的债务。