Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.

Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.

Economy is a way of spending money without getting any pleasure out of it.

Economy is a way of spending money without getting any pleasure out of it.

Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny.

Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny.

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy read more

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket begin to thrive; creditors will not insult, nor want oppress, nor hungerness bite, nor nakedness freeze thee.

It is of no small commendation to manage a little well. To live well in abundance is the praise of read more

It is of no small commendation to manage a little well. To live well in abundance is the praise of the estate, not of the person. I will study more how to give a good account of my little, than how to make it more.

Without economy none can be rich, and with it few will be poor.

Without economy none can be rich, and with it few will be poor.

Have more than thou showest,Speak less than thou knowest.

Have more than thou showest,Speak less than thou knowest.

A penny saved is two pence clear, A pin a day's a groat a year.

A penny saved is two pence clear, A pin a day's a groat a year.

The man who will live above his present circumstances, is in great danger of soon living beneath them; or as read more

The man who will live above his present circumstances, is in great danger of soon living beneath them; or as the Italian proverb says, "The man that lives by hope, will die by despair.".