Thrifty Quotes

23 quotes by 22 authors

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow. — Aesop
Be thrifty, but not covetous. — George Herbert
Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a… — Oscar Wilde
The coward regards himself as cautious, the miser as thrifty. — Publilius Syrus
Here 's to the maiden of bashful fifteen; Here 's to the widow of fifty; Here 's to the flaunting, extravagant queen, And here 's… — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty. — Publilius Syrus
TRUST, n. In American politics, a large corporation composed in greater part of thrifty working men, widows of small means, orphans in the care of… — Ambrose Bierce
For over forty years, in a spirit of love, members of the Church have been counseled to be thrifty and self-reliant; to avoid debt; pay… — Ezra Taft Benson
You've been telling us about how to secure peace, but come on, now, General-just among us Rotarians and Rotary Anns-'fess up! With your great experience,… — Sinclair Lewis
Who are we really? Combinations of common chemicals that perform mechanical actions for a few years before crumbling back into the original components? Fresh new… — Barbara Mertz
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
Whatever thrift is, it is not avarice. Avarice is not generous; and, after all, it is the thrifty people who are generous. — Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Spirits are not finely touched But to fine issues, nor Nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence But like a thrifty goddess she… — William Shakespeare
The thrifty maxim of the wary Dutch, Is to save all the Money they can touch — Benjamin Franklin
Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
In spring, nature is like a thrifty housewife ... taking up the white carpets and putting down the green ones. — Mary Baker Eddy
The unnatural and increasingly rapid growth of the feeble-minded and insane classes, coupled as it is with steady restriction among all the thrifty, energetic and… — Winston Churchill
Housing Works is the coolest thrift store in the world, because not only are they the best thrift store - they're not the most thrifty… — Ezra Miller
Nature is, above all, profligate. Don't believe them when they tell you how economical and thrifty nature is, whose leaves return to the soil. Wouldn't… — Annie Dillard
Many perfumes promise to lure men to women. None of them smell of motherhood. None of them proclaim the wearer to be tidy, thrifty, and… — Janette Rallison

Who Wrote These Thrifty Quotes

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