Quotes about Thriftiness

He who will not economize will have to agonize.

— Confucius

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

— Aesop

I find by my own experience, a few implements, a knife, an axe, a spade, a wheelbarrow, etc., and for the studious, lamplight, stationery, and access to a few books, rank next to necessaries, and can all be obtained at a trifling cost.

— Henry David Thoreau

Let frugality and industry be our virtues.

— John Adams

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

— Aesop

Teach economy. That is one of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money.

— Abraham Lincoln