Miser Quotes

75 quotes by 60 authors

The coward regards himself as cautious, the miser as thrifty. — Publilius Syrus
The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not. — Publilius Syrus
Memory is the miser of the mind; forgetfulness the spendthrift. — Robert Green Ingersoll
The deep art... That's the part that has to be guarded like a miser would his money... Like a dope addict would his dope... Like… — Alonzo King
A runner is a miser, spending the pennies of his energy with great stinginess, constantly wanting to know how much he has spent and how… — John L. Parker Jr.
The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall creep out of his great estate of injustice, poor and… — Theodore Parker
To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too… — James Payn
Listen to me instead of your financial manager: Itâ€™s okay to spend money, to save it, to give it away, to worry over it. Itâ€™s… — Cassandra King
Giving with glad and generous hearts has a way of routing out the tough old miser within us. Even the poor need to know that… — Richard J. Foster
The spendthrift robs his heirs the miser robs himself. — Jean de la Bruyere
Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying. — Gertrude Stein
You must not fear, hold back, count or be a miser with your thoughts and feelings. It is also true that creation comes from an… — Anais Nin
Every man serves a useful purpose: a miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor. — Laurence J. Peter
God is not a miser with his grace. Your cup may be low in cash or clout, but it is overflowing with mercy. — Max Lucado
The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide. — Josh Billings
What greater evil could you wish a miser, than long life? — Publilius Syrus
He [the miser] falls down and worships the god of this world, but will have neither its pomps, its vanities nor its pleasures for his… — Charles Caleb Colton
The miser puts his gold pieces into a coffer; but as soon as the coffer is closed, it is as if it were empty. — Andre Gide
When it comes to money, you can't win. If you focus on making it, you're materialistic. If you try to but don't make any, you're… — John C. Maxwell
Are you ready to cut off your head and place your foot on it? If so, come; Love awaits you! Love is not grown in… — Al-Ghazali

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