Website owner: James Miller
Frugality may be termed the daughter of prudence, the sister of
temperance, and the parent of liberty. He that is extravagant
will quickly become poor, and poverty will enforce dependence
and invite corruption.
Johnson
He seldom lives frugally who lives by chance. Hope is always
liberal, and they that trust her promises make little scruple
of revelling today on the profits of tomorrow.
Johnson
With parsimony a little is sufficient; without it nothing is
sufficient; but frugality makes a poor man rich.
Seneca
By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest.
Agesilaus
The way to wealth is as plain as the way to market. It depends
chiefly on two words, industry and frugality; that is waste
neither time nor money, but make the best of both. Without
industry and frugality nothing will do; with them, everything.
Franklin
Frugality is a fair fortune; and habits of industry a good
estate.
Franklin
Little and often fills the purse.
German Proverb
Frugality is an estate.
Waste not, want not.
Economy is a great revenue.
Rust wastes more than use.
He who saves in little things can be liberal in great ones.
He that does not save pennies will never have dollars.
If your means suit not with your ends, pursue those ends which
suit with your means.
Take care to be an economist in prosperity; there is no fear
of your being one in adversity.
Thrift is better than an annuity.
He shall never want more who is thankful for, and thrifty with,
a little.
The harvest and vintage come not every day, therefore be
provident.
Waste makes want.
From saving comes having.
There are more foolish buyers than foolish sellers.
Good management is better than good income.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Who heeds not a penny shall never have any.
He that buys what he does not need must often sell what he does
need.
Many have been ruined by buying good bargains.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
The most important element in success is economy --- economy of
money and time.
The true philosopher's stone is to have means and not to spend
injudiciously.
Nature requires little --- fancy much.
Prosperity is the fruit of labor. Teach economy. That is one
of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money.
Abraham Lincoln
Spending your money with many a guest empties the kitchen, the
cellar, and the chest.
If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the
philosopher's stone.
Franklin
Economy is the parent of integrity, of liberty, and of ease;
and the beauteous sister of temperance, of cheerfulness, and
health; and profuseness is a cruel and crafty demon, that
gradually involves her followers in dependence and debts, and
so fetters them with irons that enter into their inmost souls.
Hawkesworth
Economy is in itself a source of great revenue.
Seneca
Without economy none can be rich, and with it few will be poor.
Johnson
It is no small commendation to manage a little well. To live
well in abundance is the praise of the estate, not of the
person. I will study more how to give a good account of my
little, than how to make it more.
Joseph Hall
There is no gain so certain as that which arises from sparing
what you have.
Publius Syrus
A man's ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his
receipts, and if he thinks to wax rich, but to the third part.
Bacon
He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's
wisdom than he that has a great deal left him does to his
father's care.
Penn
Take care to be an economist in prosperity; there is no fear
of your not being one in adversity.
Zimmerman
Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a
revenue.
Cicero
Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend
one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket
begin to thrive; creditors will not insult, nor want oppress,
nor hunger bite, nor nakedness freeze thee.
Franklin
Proportion and propriety are among the best secrets of domestic
wisdom; and there is no surer test of integrity than a well-
proportioned expenditure.
Hannah More
The man who will live above his present circumstances is in
great danger of soon living much beneath them; or as the
Italian proverb says, "The man that lives by hope, will die by
despair."
Addison
A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his
nose all his life to the grindstone and die not worth a groat
after all.
Franklin
Ere you consult fancy, consult your purse.
Franklin
The world abhors closeness, and all but admires extravagance;
yet a slack hand shows weakness, and a tight hand strength.
Buxton
Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of
themselves.
Franklin
More from SolitaryRoad.com:
Jesus Christ and His Teachings
Way of enlightenment, wisdom, and understanding
America, a corrupt, depraved, shameless country
On integrity and the lack of it
The test of a person's Christianity is what he is
Ninety five percent of the problems that most people have come from personal foolishness
Liberalism, socialism and the modern welfare state
The desire to harm, a motivation for conduct
On Self-sufficient Country Living, Homesteading
Topically Arranged Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations. Common Sayings. Poor Richard's Almanac.
Theory on the Formation of Character
People are like radio tuners --- they pick out and listen to one wavelength and ignore the rest
Cause of Character Traits --- According to Aristotle
We are what we eat --- living under the discipline of a diet
Avoiding problems and trouble in life
Role of habit in formation of character
Personal attributes of the true Christian
What determines a person's character?
Love of God and love of virtue are closely united
Intellectual disparities among people and the power in good habits
Tools of Satan. Tactics and Tricks used by the Devil.
The Natural Way -- The Unnatural Way
Wisdom, Reason and Virtue are closely related
Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is another
My views on Christianity in America
The most important thing in life is understanding
We are all examples --- for good or for bad
Television --- spiritual poison
The Prime Mover that decides "What We Are"
Where do our outlooks, attitudes and values come from?
Sin is serious business. The punishment for it is real. Hell is real.
Self-imposed discipline and regimentation
Achieving happiness in life --- a matter of the right strategies
Self-control, self-restraint, self-discipline basic to so much in life