Who are the richest people? Who are the richest people of all time? Usually people associate rich being bad. But are rich evil? There have been countless fortunes won and lost throughout history. People have built massive amounts of wealth a variety of ways: through inheritance, through the crown, savvy investing, or building incredibly powerful businesses. Lets look at Are Rich People bad? Is Money root of all evil and see 10 richest people of all time
Are Rich people bad?
The general conception is that rich are bad and poor are good. But I have seen many rich yet down to earth people. On the contrary, poor have behave arrogantly. We have been seeing politicians and corporations leaving ordinary people behind — but that doesn’t that mean the rich people are evil and must have done something bad to attain their wealth. Quoting from Is Money the root of all evil – Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
So you think that money is the root of all evil?” said Francisco d’Aconia. “Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil?
“But you say that money is made by the strong at the expense of the weak? What strength do you mean? It is not the strength of guns or muscles. Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think. Then is money made by the man who invents a motor at the expense of those who did not invent it? Is money made by the intelligent at the expense of the fools? By the able at the expense of the incompetent? By the ambitious at the expense of the lazy? Money is MADE—before it can be looted or mooched—made by the effort of every honest man, each to the extent of his ability. An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.
“But money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. It will give you the means for the satisfaction of your desires, but it will not provide you with desires. Money is the scourge of the men who attempt to reverse the law of causality—the men who seek to replace the mind by seizing the products of the mind.
I have tried to read about wealthy people, and what I realised is they have gotten that way through extraordinarily hard work, taking advantage of where they were (Bill Gates) or Not (Steve Jobs), a clear understanding of what wealth means to them.
Think and Grow Rich is a 1937 personal development and self-help book by Napoleon Hill. The book was inspired by a suggestion from Scottish-American business magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie . It is the result of more than twenty years of research based on Hill’s close association with a large number of individuals who achieved great wealth during their lifetimes. At Andrew Carnegie’s bidding, Hill studied the characteristics of these achievers and developed 16 “laws” of success meant to be applied by people to achieve success. Think and Grow Rich condenses these laws further and provides the reader with 13 principles in the form of a philosophy of personal achievement. The 13 “steps” listed in the book are:
1. Desire 2. Faith 3. Autosuggestion 4. Specialized Knowledge 5. Imagination 6. Organized Planning 7. Decision 8. Persistence 9. Power of the Master Mind 10. The Mystery of Sex Transmutation 11. The Subconscious Mind 12. The Brain 13. The Sixth Sense
Richest Man of All the Time
Time came out with the list of 10 Richest People of all time. It has living legend Bill Gates and an Indian Mughul Emperor Akbar. The methodology used to determine richest people of all time across a wide range of time periods and economic systems, is described at time.com.
| S.no | Name | Year | Country | Wealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mansa Musa | 1280–1337 | Mali | Richer than anyone could describe |
| 2 | Augustus Caesar | 63 BC–14 AD | Rome | $4.6 trillion |
| 3 | Emperor Shenzong | 1048–1085 | China | Ruled empire with 25% to 30% of global GDP |
| 4 | The Great Akbar | 1542–1605 | India | Ruled empire with 25% of global GDP |
| 5 | Joseph Stalin | 1878–1953 | USSR | Complete control of a nation with 9.6% of global GDP |
| 6 | Andrew Carnegie | 1835–1919 | United States | $372 billion |
| 7 | John D. Rockefeller Sr. | 1839–1937 | United States | $341 billion |
| 8 | Alan Rufus (a.k.a. Alan the Red) | 1040–1093 | England | $194 billion |
| 9 | Bill Gates | 1955-present | United States | $78.9 billion |
| 10 | Genghis Khan | 1162-1227 | Mongolian Empire | Wealth: Lots of land, not much else |
The image from Times of India gives more information about these richest people of all Time.
10 richest people of all time
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Do you think that money is root of all evil? Do you think that Rich People are Wealthy? Which Rich Person do you admire and why? Do you get inspired from rich people? What do you say to 10 Richest people of all time?
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Can tell me dubai prince in which position?
Interesting video link.
Dubai price, Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, has $31.7 billion(in Apr 2011)
What is his current ranking as per the video?
What about Goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth). People don’t know exactly about her but she is the richest among anyone ever existed on Earth in golden Age (Satyug).
Good one Gagan. Long time..Hope you have been fine.
Technically Lakhsmi is Goodess of Fortune and Kuber, the half brother of Ravana from Ramayana is God of Wealth.
In Triputi we are still making donations to pay the debt that Balaji took to get married.
What about Goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth). People don’t know exactly about her but she is the richest among anyone ever existed on Earth in golden Age (Satyug).
Good one Gagan. Long time..Hope you have been fine.
Technically Lakhsmi is Goodess of Fortune and Kuber, the half brother of Ravana from Ramayana is God of Wealth.
In Triputi we are still making donations to pay the debt that Balaji took to get married.
Somebody said, “Lack of money is the root cause of all evil”
Someone wiser
Somebody said, “Lack of money is the root cause of all evil”
Someone wiser
The TOI just made an infographic on information by Time.com.
The methodology used to determine richest people of all time across a wide range of time periods and economic systems, is described at time.com
The TOI just made an infographic on information by Time.com.
The methodology used to determine richest people of all time across a wide range of time periods and economic systems, is described at time.com
Dear Friend,
Please don’t go by article of TOI. They and NCERT prescribed text books are not correct. Don’t we have any history before Moguls? Before Moguls and All (i.e. dutch, french, spanish, Pprtugal) East India Co Attacked Bharat, Bharat’s economy was >25% of world GDP (do the research/google).
This news on TOI is to suppress the Bharatiya minds to say Bharat was never a rich country. This news is not full truth.
Thanks,
Krishna
Dear Friend,
Please don’t go by article of TOI. They and NCERT prescribed text books are not correct. Don’t we have any history before Moguls? Before Moguls and All (i.e. dutch, french, spanish, Pprtugal) East India Co Attacked Bharat, Bharat’s economy was >25% of world GDP (do the research/google).
This news on TOI is to suppress the Bharatiya minds to say Bharat was never a rich country. This news is not full truth.
Thanks,
Krishna