“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.”
Benjamin Franklin
Building WealthFrugality
Finance Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · FINANCE
Finance Quotes
Read the best finance quotes from Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Johnson, Thomas Jefferson, the Bible and more, with timeless wisdom on money, debt and saving.
“In four parts let him divide his wealth: one part he may enjoy; two parts he should put into his business; the fourth let him save against adversity.”
Buddha
BudgetingSaving
“Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness; it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult.”
Samuel Johnson
PovertyFreedom
“For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.”
William Shakespeare
LendingFriendship
“If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting.”
Benjamin Franklin
SavingBuilding Wealth
“Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.”
The Bible (2 Kings 4:7)
Debt FreeFamily
“And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine.”
The Bible (Genesis 41:36)
Emergency FundPlanning
“Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me.”
The Bible (Proverbs 30:8)
ContentmentPrayer
“If you wish to make Pythocles rich, do not add to his store of money, but subtract from his desires.”
Epicurus
ContentmentPhilosophy
“Poverty brought into conformity with the law of nature, is great wealth.”
Seneca
Simple LivingStoicism
“Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times.”
Benjamin Franklin
DebtFunny
“Those have a short Lent who owe money to be paid at Easter.”
Benjamin Franklin
DebtFunny
“Lying rides upon debt's back.”
Benjamin Franklin
DebtHonesty
“Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain.”
Benjamin Franklin
ExpensesPlanning
“Many estates are spent in the getting.”
Benjamin Franklin
SpendingWealth
“Silks and satins, scarlet and velvets, put out the kitchen fire.”
Benjamin Franklin
LuxurySpending
“It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.”
Benjamin Franklin
Self ControlSpending
“Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy.”
Benjamin Franklin
PrideSpending
“Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse.”
Benjamin Franklin
BudgetingShopping
“Get what you can, and what you get hold; 'tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold.”
Benjamin Franklin
SavingBuilding Wealth
“Away then with your expensive follies, and you will not then have so much cause to complain of hard times, heavy taxes, and chargeable families.”
Benjamin Franklin
SpendingHard Times
“The pound of flesh, which I demand of him, is dearly bought; 'tis mine and I will have it.”
William Shakespeare
LoansContracts
“Hath a dog money? is it possible a cur can lend three thousand ducats?”
William Shakespeare
LendingFunny
“If money go before, all ways do lie open.”
William Shakespeare
MoneyPower
“There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.”
The Bible (Proverbs 13:7)
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