“In short, the Way to Wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the Way to Market. It depends chiefly on two Words, Industry and Frugality; i.e. Waste neither Time nor Money, but make the best Use of both. He that gets all he can honestly, and saves all he gets (necessary Expences excepted) will certainly become Rich.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Never buy a what you do not want, because it is cheap; it will be dear to you.”
— Thomas Jefferson Primary source“It is paradoxical and disturbing to us that economists have long praised foolish spending as a necessary ingredient of a successful economy.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“Rather go to bed supperless, than run in debt for a breakfast.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Drink water; put the money in your pocket, and leave the dry-bellyache in the punch-bowl.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Everybody who is adult should save and not be stupidly spending money and defer gratification to get more later.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“Sleep without supping, and you'll rise without owing for it.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Buy what thou hast no need of; and e’er long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher’s stone.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“A man being sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty, perhaps through fear of being thought to have but little.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“For my greatest skill has been to want but little.”
— Henry David Thoreau Primary source“A penny saved is a penny earned.d”
— Benjamin Franklin DisputedMoney Wealth Pride Expenses Debts