William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes

All to whom want is terrible, upon whatever principle, ought to think themselves obliged to learn the sage maxims of our parsimonious ancestors, and attain the salutary arts of contracting expense; for without economy none can be rich, and with it few can be poor.

Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

The use of riches is better than their possession.

Frugality is a great revenue.

Whatever your income, always live below your means.

Acquire Riches by Industry and Frugality.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.

Men do not realize how great an income thrift is.

I'm known for value for money. I was brought up to be frugal, and it's definitely a factor in my success. I was born in the Fifties, which was a frugal era, and my family had to be very careful with money out of necessity.

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

It's the intelligent thing to be frugal.

A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.

We need to stop spending money we don't have.

Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.

A dollar saved is a quarter earned.

The most important thing is to not waste your money.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

When you run a surplus you save it for a rainy day. You don’t spend it.

I live below my means. I think that's a good discipline because you never can tell.

I saved my money.

I have not thrown my money away on unnecessary things in my life, so I'm okay.

He that, when he should not, spends too much, shall, when he would not, have too little to spend.

Balancing your budget is like protecting your virtue. You have to learn when to say no.

Qualities not regulated run into their opposites. Economy before competence is meanness after it. Therefore economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.