Full Book Summary of The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles

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There are books that speak to your fears, and there are books that speak to your power. This one does not ask you to admire wealth from far away, nor to believe that riches belong only to the lucky, the gifted, or the ruthless. It tells you, plainly and boldly, that getting rich is an exact science. If certain things are done in a certain way, wealth will come. That is the great promise held before you from the very first pages, and it is offered not as a dream but as a working principle. The purpose of this book is not merely to help you make money. It is to change your whole relation to life. You are told that the desire for riches is not a selfish weakness. It is a natural longing for fuller expression. To live fully, you need the things that money can provide. Art, travel, education, comfort, beauty, time for thought, power to help others, and freedom from grinding anxiety all require means. So the wish to be rich is really the wish to live more abundantly. Wallace D. Wattles builds his teaching on a few central ideas that return again and again with tremendous force. First, there is an Intelligent Substance, a formless original stuff from which all things are made. Thought impressed upon this substance produces the thing that is imagined. Second, there is enough for everyone. Life does not advance through competition but through creation. You do not need to take from another person in order to prosper. Third, your inner state matters deeply. You must think in a certain way, hold a clear vision of what you want, and join that vision with unwavering faith and gratitude. Fourth, thought alone is not enough. You must act, and act in a...