Thrift Quotes

98 quotes by 81 authors

The system is not intended as a substitute for private savings, pension plans, and insurance protection. It is, rather, intended as the foundation upon which… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vermont is the only place in America where I ever hear thrift spoken of with respect. — Dorothy Canfield Fisher
I shop at thrift stores a lot. I have a lot of silver pitchers and I put my flowers in those. I collect antiques, so… — Monica Potter
The opposite of consumption isn't thrift. It's generosity. — Raj Patel
Thrift is that habit of character that prompts one to work for what he gets, to earn what is paid him; to invest a part… — Neville Chamberlain
Eighteen months ago, when first I stood before you I called attention, as earnestly and seriously as I knew how, to what looked to me… — J. Reuben Clark
Let us avoid debt as we would avoid a plague...Let every head of every household see to it that he has on hand enough food… — J. Reuben Clark
It is a great mistake to suppose that thrift is caused only by fear; it springs from hope as well as from fear; where there… — Winston Churchill
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
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more… — Abraham Lincoln
My mom passed on her obsession of all things antique or vintage. I love to go thrift store shopping or explore any sort of garage… — Zoey Deutch
I commend to you the virtues of thrift and industry. In doing so, I do not wish you to be a "tightwad," if you will… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Now comes what I perhaps inflatedly call my philosophy of knitting. Like many philosophies, it is hard to express in a few words. Its main… — Elizabeth Zimmermann
Thrift of time will repay you in after-life with a thousandfold of profit beyond your most sanguine dreams. — William E. Gladstone
We have a real culture of thrift. The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10… — Robert A. Kotick
If dislocation is a permanent state, I want to try and explore the possibility of temporary impermanence. If dislocation is a tatty dress from the… — Diriye Osman
Frugality is misery in disguise. — Publilius Syrus
I like Goodwill and the thrift stores. I don't like going into a store and picking from a bunch of cute stuff that's already been… — Kreayshawn
Men are divided between those who are as thrifty as if they would live forever, and those who are as extravagant as if they were… — Aristotle
Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. — Samuel Johnson

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