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.

Let's give the individual the space to grow, instead of the economy

Let's give the individual the space to grow, instead of the economy

Ere you consult your fancy, consult your purse.

Ere you consult your fancy, consult your purse.

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.".

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.

Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.

Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.

There can be no economy where there is no efficiency.

There can be no economy where there is no efficiency.

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.

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.