Natalia Ginzburg Quotes

Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending.

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.

Save one-third, live on one-third, and give away one-third

What's my motto when it comes to money? Don't put so much emphasis on it!

I've discovered that I've never had much respect for money, and that has meant that money has ended up ruling me a little bit more than it should have. So I'm trying to learn - at this late stage in life! - to actually control that.

Just because you can afford it doesn't mean you should buy it.

If you want to be happy, live discreetly. Does that make sense in English?

I am not a person who pursues luxury. I am not like those people who, once they have money, compulsively squander it or show it off.

I am fortunate to have enough money not to have to worry about the necessities of life. Beyond that, I try to think about money as little as possible.

Cast away care, he that loves sorrow Lengthens not a day, nor can buy tomorrow; Money is trash, and he that will spend it, Let him drink merrily, fortune will send it.

The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.

I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.

Me, I don't need money.

Give us enough but with a sparing hand.

Honestly, I'm not an extravagant person; I don't spend a lot of money.

Every time I am tempted to buy some dopey thing, I hear my late father's voice: 'Do you really need that?' He was big on saving money and buying as much security as possible. He also encouraged charitable giving. So, I am responsible with currency.

Be thrifty, but not covetous.

My philosophy is to live below your means.

Generosity is a virtue, but unlimited generosity is a fast route to bankruptcy.

We shall have to practise to lead our life on the basis of our needs, not under the influence of our greed.

I wouldn't deliberately go and buy something that one would categorise as an extravagant thing.

You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.

Do not spend in excess like one who is careless of what is good, nor be miserly; the mean is best in every case.

For it is better to suffer a little want than to have too much.

The sage avoids extremity, excess, and extravagance.