"He that is rich need not live..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one. If it satisfies one want, it doubles and trebles that want another way. That was a true proverb of the wise man, rely upon it; Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith.”

“A bargain is something you have to find a use for once you have bought it.”

“Necessity never made a good bargain.”

“May I deem the wise man rich, and may I have such a portion of gold as none but a prudent man can either bear or employ.”

“The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth.”

“There is but one dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service.”

“I think being poor has been good for me. I saw how my mom and dad struggled, and how they could stretch a dollar farther than you could begin to imagine.”

“Industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth . . . thereby [secures] virtue, it being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly. . . .”

“The way to wealth is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality: that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them everything.”