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Before we go any further in our approach to the description of these principles,
we believe you are entitled to receive this important suggestion.... WHEN RICHES

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BEGIN TO COME THEY COME SO QUICKLY, IN SUCH GREAT ABUNDANCE,
THAT ONE WONDERS WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN HIDING DURING ALL
THOSE LEAN YEARS.

This is an astounding statement, and all the more so, when we take into consider-
ation the popular belief, that riches come only to those who work hard and long.

When you begin to THINK AND GROW RICH, you will observe that riches begin
with a state of mind, with definiteness of purpose, with little or no hard work.
You, and every other person, ought to be interested in knowing how to acquire
that state of mind which will attract riches. I spent twenty-five years in research,
analyzing more than 25,000 people, because I, too, wanted to know "how wealthy
men become that way.

Without that research, this book could not have been written. Here take notice of
a very significant truth, viz:

The business depression started in 1929, and continued on to an all time record of
destruction, until sometime after President Roosevelt entered office. Then the de-
pression began to fade into nothingness. Just as an electrician in a theatre raises
the lights so gradually that darkness is transmuted into light before you realize it,
so did the spell of fear in the minds of the people gradually fade away and become
faith.

Observe very closely, as soon as you master the principles of this philosophy, and
begin to follow the instructions for applying those principles, your financial sta-
tus will begin to improve, and everything you touch will begin to transmute itself
into an asset for your benefit. Impossible? Not at all!

One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the
word "impossible." He knows all the rules which will NOT work. He knows all
the things which CANNOT be done. This book was written for those who seek the
rules which have made others successful, and are willing to stake everything on
those rules. A great many years ago I purchased a fine dictionary. The first thing I
did with it was to turn to the word "impossible," and neatly clip it out of the book.
That would not be an unwise thing for you to do. Success comes to those who
become SUCCESS CONSCIOUS.