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What if wanting wealth is not a moral failing, but the starting point for a more purposeful life?
In The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace D. Wattles addresses ordinary people who feel trapped by poverty or worry. His claim is bold: wealth follows fixed laws, and anyone can learn to follow them. This short 1910 manual sets out his method through clear goals, gratitude, disciplined thought, and daily work. He asks readers to see wanting more as natural, not shameful.
Rooted in the New Thought movement, the book explores the belief that the mind shapes a person's life. But Wattles insists that wishing alone is not enough: action matters, and each task deserves care. He also puts giving at the heart of his approach, asking readers to create value for others rather than seek wealth by taking from them.
What you’ll discover
- Permission to want more Explore Wattles's challenge to the belief that poverty is noble and wanting wealth is greedy.
- A clear picture Follow his call to define what you want and keep that goal firmly in mind.
- Gratitude with a purpose Discover the place he gives gratitude within his method of focused thought and action.
- Work that starts now Meet his insistence that clear thinking must lead to action and care in everyday tasks.
- Value beyond the price Consider his rule of giving others more in use value than you receive in cash.
Who will love it
For readers who want an upbeat push toward their goals and enjoy exploring the roots of modern positive thinking, gratitude and purposeful daily action.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Wanting to be rich is natural and right
- Getting rich follows exact laws
- Opportunity is open and supply is endless
- Form a clear picture and give thanks
- Act now and do each task well
- Give more than you take, and cautions
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The Science of Getting Rich
by Wallace D. Wattles · 1910
Wattles links a clear picture of wealth with gratitude and daily action in a method he says anyone can follow.
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The Science of Getting Rich is a small manual on money, first published in 1910 by Wallace D. Wattles, an American writer who died in 1911.
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Wanting to be rich is natural and right
Wattles opens by attacking an old belief, that poverty is noble and that wishing for wealth is greedy. He argues the opposite. Every person, he says, wants to live fully, and a full life needs food, shelter, books, travel, beauty and time. Money buys these things, so wanting money is simply wanting a better life.
He goes further and says a person cannot do their best in body, mind or spirit without the means to do so. A poor person who cannot pay for rest, learning or comfort is held back from growth. For Wattles, to get rich is therefore not a selfish act. It is a step toward becoming more than you are now.
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What is The Science of Getting Rich about?
It is a short manual claiming that wealth comes from acting in a certain way. Wattles teaches a clear mental picture, faith, gratitude, daily efficient action and giving more value than you take.
When was The Science of Getting Rich written?
Wallace Wattles published it in 1910, one year before he died. It grew out of the New Thought movement, which taught that thought shapes a person's life and circumstances.
What does the certain way mean in the book?
You think and act in line with a clear picture of what you want, with faith, thanks and steady daily work, while serving others well.
The author
Wallace D. Wattles
American self-help writer
Wallace D. Wattles was an American New Thought writer whose short, practical books helped launch the modern self-improvement genre. The Science of Getting Rich, published in 1910, became his signature work and inspired a century of prosperity literature.
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