The Science of Getting Rich: Preface
This book is pragmatical, not philosophical; a
practical manual, not a treatise upon theories. It is intended for the
men and women whose most pressing need is for money; who wish to get
rich first, and philosophize afterward. It is for those who have, so
far, found neither the time, the means, nor the opportunity to go
deeply into the study of metaphysics, but who want results and who are
willing to take the conclusions of science as a basis for action,
without going into all the processes by which those conclusions were
reached.
It is expected that the reader will take the
fundamental statements upon faith, just as he would take statements
concerning a law of electrical action if they were promulgated by a
Marconi or an Edison; and, taking the statements upon faith, that he
will prove their truth by acting upon them without fear or hesitation.
Every man or woman who does this will certainly get rich; for the
science herein applied is an exact science, and failure is impossible.
For the benefit, however, of those who wish to investigate
philosophical theories and so secure a logical basis for faith, I will
here cite certain authorities.
The monistic theory of the universe the theory that
One is All, and that All is One; That one Substance manifests itself as
the seeming many elements of the material world -is of Hindu origin,
and has been gradually winning its way into the thought of the western
world for two hundred years. It is the foundation of all the Oriental
philosophies, and of those of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz,
Schopenhauer, Hegel, and Emerson.
The reader who would dig to the philosophical
foundations of this is advised to read Hegel and Emerson for himself.
In writing this book I have sacrificed
all other
considerations to plainness and simplicity of style, so that all might
understand. The plan of action laid down herein was deduced from the
conclusions of philosophy; it has been thoroughly tested, and bears the
supreme test of practical experiment; it works. If you wish to know how
the conclusions were arrived at, read the writings of the authors
mentioned above; and if you wish to reap the fruits of their
philosophies in actual practice, read this book and do exactly as it
tells you to do.
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