Frugality Quotes

64 Frugality quotes by 44 unique authors

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor. — Samuel Johnson
Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyous words in the language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and… — Elise M. Boulding
One of the better ways to simplify our lives is to follow the counsel we have so often received to live within our income, stay… — L. Tom Perry
A man often pays dear for a small frugality. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption. — Confucius
Righteousness, or justice, is, undoubtedly of all the virtues, the surest foundation on which to create and establish a new state. But there are two… — Benjamin Franklin
If war can indeed be turned into a relic, then the virtue of greed will recede further. From a given society's standpoint, one big upside… — Robert Wright
Frugality is misery in disguise. — Publilius Syrus
Frugality is for the vulgar. — Francois Rabelais
Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. — Samuel Johnson
... frugality makes a poor man rich. — Seneca the Younger
I am strongly drawn to a frugal life and am often oppressively aware that I am engrossing an undue amount of the labor of my… — Albert Einstein
Eat it up, make it do, wear it out. — Calvin Coolidge
Mend your clothes and you may hold out this year. — George Herbert
Frugality is a handsome income. — Desiderius Erasmus
I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best promise… — Grover Cleveland
Grateful return for happiness conferred is not the method of exchange in a partnership. The comfort a man takes with his wife is not in… — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Poverty is a divine stepmother who does for youths what their own mothers were unable to do. It introduces them to frugality, to the world… — Honore de Balzac
Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. — Benjamin Franklin
The worst kind of shame is being ashamed of frugality or poverty. — Unknown Author
The Depression taught me what frugality means and the importance of not losing money. — Irving Kahn
Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self? — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality. — John Tyler
Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you… — Benjamin Franklin

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