Quote by Jean de la Bruyere

The spendthrift robs his heirs the miser robs himself.

The spendthrift robs his heirs the miser robs himself.

Summary

This quote emphasizes the consequences of two extreme financial attitudes. The spendthrift, someone who spends money recklessly and without thought, ends up leaving little or nothing behind for their heirs. By squandering their resources, they deprive future generations of any financial security or inheritance. On the other hand, the miser, someone who hoards and excessively saves money, denies themselves the opportunity to enjoy their wealth or invest it wisely for growth. Ultimately, they rob themselves of the potential for a fulfilled and prosperous life.

Topics

Money

By Jean de la Bruyere

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Convince a man of what he wants, and he'll move heaven and e

Convince a man of what he wants, and he'll move heaven and earth to get it.

Desires

There will be sleeping enough in the grave

There will be sleeping enough in the grave

Benjamin Franklin

Sleep Action

Things without all remedy should be without regard: what's d

Things without all remedy should be without regard: what's done is done.

William Shakespeare

What inspires you, what excites you when you wake up in the

What inspires you, what excites you when you wake up in the morning?

Jennifer Aniston

Morning

A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the

A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker.

Funerals

Although my dad Harry is the manager of West Ham, we get on

Although my dad Harry is the manager of West Ham, we get on very well.

Dad

Because love was a light that wouldn't allow darkness to rei

Because love was a light that wouldn't allow darkness to reign in his soul.

Karen Kingsbury

Love Faith Inspirational

Beauty will not come at the call of the legislature.... It w

Beauty will not come at the call of the legislature.... It will come, as always, unannounced, and spring up between the feet of brave and earnest men.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty

I went looking for dresses and realized there was a niche I

I went looking for dresses and realized there was a niche I could fill in the wedding dress market.

Monique Lhuillier

Wedding

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important too

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Life Death Failure Choice Help

Therefore the earth is dark to me, the sunlight blackness, T

Therefore the earth is dark to me, the sunlight blackness, Therefore I go in tears and alone, by night and day; Therefore I find no love in heaven, no light, no beauty, A heaven taken by storm, where none are left but the slain!

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

Beauty Love Light

Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of

Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of the age.

Alexander McCall Smith

Age