Quotes About Frugality

We were not rich, of course—far from it; but we had enough to eat and use and save—always.

That is, the man who would be rich must be thrifty.

Waste neither time nor money" was his favorite motto.

One of the greatest of liberals, Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the Democratic Party, once remarked: "A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned—this is the sum of good government.

Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility.

You can make money two ways - make more, or spend less.

A sense of thrift is essential to success in business. The businessman must discipline himself to practice economy whenever possible, in his personal life as well as his business affairs.

remembering what a struggle it had been to provide for them all on an income of only £50.00 per annum.

A simple fact that is hard to learn is that the time to save money is when you have some.

Let frugality and industry be our virtues.

He is always a slave who cannot live on little.

Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered

Mere parsimony is not economy…. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part of true economy.

In the old days a man who saved money was a miser; nowadays he's a wonder.

Spartan simplicity must be observed. Nothing will be done merely because it contributes to beauty, convenience, comfort, or prestige.

No scrap of paper bigger than my smallest punch shall be thrown away.

I scrapbook therefore I am - broke.

I'm 36, but I still feel like a punk kid with $200 in my savings account.

If you look at the CEOs of some the most successful companies in the world like IKEA, they never fly first class. They always go economy.

Why should I pay for business? Fly coach, you arrive at the same time.

I never pay a fortune for clothes.

I am convinced that you don't need to spend a fortune to look like a million.

It took my parents years to save up for 'luxuries' like a fridge or a television, and we were always among the last in the street to get them.

I take everything out of the fridge and see what we can make. We talk about what we could possibly create, and if there is something on the turn that we could save, we chop it up and put it in the freezer.