A Quote by George Herbert
Be thrifty, but not covetous.
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The covetous man feareth not God. This also is plain from the word because it setteth covetousness and the fear of God in direct opposition. Men that fear God are said to hate covetousness, Exod. xviii. 21. Besides the covetous man is called an idolater and is said to have no part in the kingdom of Christ and of God, Col. iii. 5. And again; 'The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire and blesseth the covetous whom the Lord abhorreth,' Psa. x. 3.
It's smart to be thrifty.
I'm not cheap, I'm thrifty.
It is in the nature of Smaland to be thrifty.
Be a thrifty steward of thy goods.
The covetous are always in want.
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
the truly covetous have never enough!
The covetous man is always poor.
The covetous man is ever in want.
Not to be covetous, is money; not to be a purchaser, is a revenue.
A covetous man's penny is a stone.
Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of others.
The coward regards himself as cautious, the miser as thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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