Echoes

The man who dies rich dies disgraced.

Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have limits.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.

The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.

With parsimony a little is sufficient; without it nothing is sufficient; but frugality makes a poor man rich.

Thus is the problem of Rich and Poor to be solved. The laws of accumulation will be left free; the laws of distribution free. Individualism will continue, but the millionaire will be but a trustee of the poor; intrusted for a season with a great part of the increased wealth of the community, but administering it for the community far better than it could or would have done for itself. (pp. 663-664)

We are here to add what we can to, not to get what we can from, Life.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Such, in my opinion, is the true Gospel concerning Wealth, obedience to which is destined some day to solve the problem of the Rich and the Poor, and to bring "Peace on earth, among men Good Will."

The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.

He is richest who is content with the least, for contentment is the wealth of nature.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth.

Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth.

Virtue is the root; wealth is the result.

Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise. The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is. The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads.

If you wish to make Pythocles wealthy, don't give him more money; rather, reduce his desires.

He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.

Be ever active in the management of the economy, because the root of wealth is economic activity; inactivity brings material distress.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

If you live according to nature, you will never be poor; if you live according to opinion, you will never be rich.

Accumulated wealth is saved by spending, just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.

He plants trees whose shade another age will enjoy.

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.

I eat only what is enough to sustain my life. My food is bread, soup, an egg, and a little meat. And the amount I eat is no more than my body can easily digest.