economic proverbs

Today, there are three kinds of people:  the have's, the have-not's, and the have-not-paid-for-what-they-have's.  ~Earl Wilson

He who will not economize will have to agonize.
Confucius

Do not value money for any more nor any less than its worth; it is a good servant but a bad master.  ~Alexandre Dumas fils, Camille, 1852

“Generally speaking, a people’s metaphors and figures of speech will come out of their basic economy,” Knight

He who borrows gets sorrows.
- Turkish proverb

When money speaks, the truth keeps silent.
- Russian proverb

Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.
- Polish proverb

Money can't buy happiness; it can, however, rent it

Getting money is like digging with a needle. Spending it is like water soaking into the sand.

If small money does not go out, big money will not come in.
- Chinese proverb