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> [The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates the sense of order, trains to forethought, and so broadens the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-t-munger/the-habit-of-saving-is-itself-an-education-it-fosters-every-virtue/)

[Thornton T. Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-t-munger/)

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## More by Thornton T. Munger

> [It is a sad thing to begin life with low conceptions of it. It may not be possible for a young man to measure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-t-munger/it-is-a-sad-thing-to-begin-life-with-low-conceptions-of-it-it-may-not/)

[Thornton T. Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-t-munger/)

> [If I could get the ear of every young man but for one word, it would be this: make the most and best of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-t-munger/if-i-could-get-the-ear-of-every-young-man-but-for-one-word-it-would/)

[Thornton T. Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-t-munger/)

> [Knowledge and personality make doubt possible, but knowledge is also the cure of doubt; and when we get a full and adequate sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-t-munger/knowledge-and-personality-make-doubt-possible-but-knowledge-is-also/)

[Thornton T. Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-t-munger/)

> [If you are animated by right principles, and are fully awakened to the true dignity of life, the subject of amusements may be left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-t-munger/if-you-are-animated-by-right-principles-and-are-fully-awakened-to-the/)

[Thornton T. Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-t-munger/)

> [Saving habits - in itself an education is now. It reinforces your strengths, teaching you how to refuse, orderly thinking, think before you act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-t-munger/saving-habits-in-itself-an-education-is-now-it-reinforces-your/)

[Thornton T. Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-t-munger/)

> [All truth is an achievement. If you would have truth at its value, go with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-t-munger/all-truth-is-an-achievement-if-you-would-have-truth-at-its-value-go/)

[Thornton T. Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-t-munger/)

> [The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates the sense of order, trains to forethought, and so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-t-munger/the-habit-of-saving-is-itself-an-education-it-fosters-every-virtue/)

[Thornton T. Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-t-munger/)

> [There is no road to success but through a clear strong purpose. Nothing can take its place. A purpose underlies character, culture, position, attainment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-t-munger/there-is-no-road-to-success-but-through-a-clear-strong-purpose/)

[Thornton T. Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thornton-t-munger/)

> [Life is given for wisdom, and yet we are not wise; for goodness, and we are not good; for overcoming evil, and evil remains;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thornton-t-munger/life-is-given-for-wisdom-and-yet-we-are-not-wise-for-goodness-and-we/)

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