Quotes
Topics
Misers

quotes about Misers

last updated: November 28, 2023

I cling like a miser to the freedom that disappears as soon as there is an excess of things.
-- Albert Camus

#Excess Quotes #Disappear Quotes #Misers Quotes
Misers take care of property as if it belonged to them, but derive no more benefit from it than if it belonged to others.
-- Wilfred Bion

#Benefits Quotes #Care Quotes #Misers Quotes
I am a miser of my memories of you And will not spend them.
-- Witter Bynner

Source : Witter Bynner (1919). “The Beloved Stranger: Two Books of Song & a Divertisement for the Unknown Lover”

#Memories Quotes #Misers Quotes

“The fastest way to disengage an employee is to tell him his work is meaningful only because of the paycheck.”
“You canâ€™t lose with the stuff I use!â€; â€œSome may say money is the root of all evil, but being in poverty is a damn shame!â€; â€œThe best thing you can do for the poor is not be one of themâ€; â€œGod doesnâ€™t want you to have your pie-in-the-sky, by and by, when you die. He wants you to have it now with a cherry on top!â€; and â€œIf itâ€™s that difficult for a rich man to get into heaven, think how terrible it must be for a poor man to get in. He doesnâ€™t even have a bribe for the gatekeeper!”
“Buying a lie is one thing, giving it away for free is quite another.”
“Thoughtful people are concerned with the future because that is the only area of experience about which anything can be done. We cannot change the past, and the present is gone as soon as it is reported, but the future is that in which we can make a difference.”
“An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.”
“When we look at the love of Christ, we make a wonderful discovery. Love is more a decision than an emotion! Christ-like love applauds good behavior. At the same time Christ-like love refuses to endorse misbehavior. Jesus loved His apostles, but He wasn't silent when they were faithless. Jesus loved the people in the temple, but He didn't sit still when they were hypocritical.”
“In matters of dress we wish neither silk nor rags," President Hinckley said. "We seek for the clean look, call it a wholesome look, the bright and happy look of young men and women who walk with a sense of who they are, of what is expected of them, and of what they may become.”
“Umpires, like players, are expected to show constant improvement each season and at each level. Inconsistent plate work and the inability to handle situations are probably the two biggest problems that minor league umpires face.”
“Love and Self-control are the bookends of the fruit of the Spirit. Remove one of them and the rest fall over”
“This was a brainchild of mine, to build a shop where you could walk up to everything and didn't feel like you had to keep your hands off. I wanted a shop that you could walk into and feel comfortable in, and I wanted women to feel comfortable in the shop as well.”