Spendthrift – Quotes

Contrary to popular belief,

Contrary to popular belief, prosperity is an emotional state that has little to do with your wealth or the state of the economy. You can feel more prosperous in a one-room cottage than most wealthy people feel in a twenty-room mansion. Misers will hoard a lot of money and spendthrifts will spend whatever they have … Read more

Were all the pleasures

Were all the pleasures in the world, even pure air, made solely for the rich? I think it is immoral – it is horrible! – that one man may own twenty millions of money, and another has to commit a crime to keep the life in his miserable body. And if I were wealthy, I’d … Read more

If the Nation is

If the Nation is living within its income, its credit is good. If, in some crises, it lives beyond its income for a year or two, it can usually borrow temporarily at reasonable rates. But if, like a spendthrift, it throws discretion to the winds, and is willing to make no sacrifice at all in … Read more

In a country where

In a country where nature has been so lavish and where we have been so spendthrift of indigenous beauty, to set aside a few rivers in their natural state should be considered an obligation. Frank Church

Every spendthrift passion has

Every spendthrift passion has its attendant courtiers. Doris Lessing

What is charm then?

What is charm then? The free giving of a grace, the spending of something given by nature in her role of spendthrift … something extra, superfluous, unnecessary, essentially a power thrown away. Doris Lessing

My parents never had

My parents never had any money. It was cash flow. It flows, and you got your fingers in it for a little while, and it flows away. That’s all I know about money. And I don’t know, it flows and it’s a river, but you can never, ever keep it. As an artist, I can’t … Read more