Quotes about Frugality
John D. Rockefeller apparently became more of a tightwad the richer he got. I don't know if it is true, but one story I read was about one of his sons having to wear his older sister's clothes in order to save money.
- Robert Kiyosaki
Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.
- John Tyler
I saved my money.
- Pete Holmes
Produce what you consume; draw from the native element the necessaries of life. Permit no vitiated taste to lead you into the indulgence of expensive luxuries, which can only be obtained by involving yourselves in debt.
- Brigham Young
Frugality is misery in disguise.
- Publilius Syrus
What is the disposition which makes men rejoice in good bargains? There are few people who will not be benefited by pondering over the morals of shopping.
- Henry Ward Beecher
For God's sake, be economical with your lamps and candles! not a gallon you burn, but at least one drop of man's blood was spilled for it.
- Herman Melville
Economy is half the battle in life, but it is not so hard to earn money as to spend it well. Hundreds would never have known want if they had not first known waste.
- Charles Spurgeon
Live within your means, never be in debt, and by husbanding your money you can always lay it out well.
- Andrew Jackson
Teach economy. That is one of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money.
- Abraham Lincoln
Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.
- Billie Jean King
If you wish to get rich, save what you get. A fool can earn money; but it takes a wise man to save and dispose of it to his own advantage.
- Brigham Young