Thrift is not an affair of the pocket, but an affair of character. – S.W. Straus
Thrift comes too late when you find it at the bottom of your purse. – Seneca
Whatever thrift is, it is not avarice. Avarice is not generous; and, after all, it is the thrifty people who are generous. – Lord Rosebery
The thrift that does not make a man charitable sours into avarice. – M.W. Harrison
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character. – Calvin Coolidge
Be thrifty, but not covetous. – George Herbert
By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. – Agesilaus
I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living. – John D. Rockefeller
Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift? – Cicero
Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. – Samuel Johnson
Thrift means that you should always have the best you can possibly afford, when the thing has any reference to your physical and mental health, to your growth in efficiency and power. – Orison Swett Marden
He who does not economize will have to agonize. – Confucius
Frugality is misery in disguise. – Publilius Syrus
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. – Benjamin Franklin
