Najbogatiot Covek: Vo Vavilon

Bansir returned to his humble workshop, but now with a small clay pot. Every time he was paid for a chariot, he dropped one of every ten coppers into that pot. He never spent that pot. After a year, he lent the savings to a rope-maker. After five years, he bought his own donkey—and then a second.

Bansir sat in silence. Then he whispered, "So the richest man in Babylon is not lucky. He is disciplined." najbogatiot covek vo vavilon

Arkad’s eyes grew serious. "There is a third law: Guard your gold from loss by consulting the wise. Would you ask a baker to heal a broken leg? No. Then do not ask a brick-layer to manage your investments. I lost gold twice—once to a reckless friend, once to a get-rich-quick scheme—until I learned to seek advice from those who understand wealth. Lend only where your gold is safe." Bansir returned to his humble workshop, but now

Yet, long ago, Arkad was a poor scribe who carved clay tablets for other men’s wages. After a year, he lent the savings to a rope-maker

Wealth is not what you earn. It is what you keep, what you grow, and what you protect.

Bansir frowned. "I earn so little. One-tenth is a few coppers."