"he who will not economize will agonize..." - Quote by Confucius

“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”

“Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.”

“Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?”

“I went to the circus, and loafed around the back side till the watchman went by, and then dived in under the tent. I had my twenty-dollar gold piece and some other money, but I reckoned I better save it.... I ain't opposed to spending money on circuses, when there ain't no other way, but there ain't no use in wasting it on them.”

“He that is rich need not live sparingly,and he that can live sparingly need not be rich.”

“In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two works, industry and frugality.”

“Why, all delights are vain; but that most vain, Which, with pain purchas'd, doth inherit pain.”

“Nothing is more likely to destroy a species or a nation than a determination to survive at all costs”

“One-half of the ills of life come because men are unwilling to sit down quietly for thirty minutes to think through all the possible consequences of their acts.”