Pennies Quotes

• One penny may seem to you a very insignificant thing, but it is the small seed from which fortunes spring.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Money, Spring, Insignificant Things

  Orison Swett Marden (1907). “The Optimistic Life”

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• Human beings have the remarkable ability to turn nothing into something. They can turn weeds into gardens and pennies into fortunes.

  Jim Rohn

  Weed, Garden, Fortune

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Jun 16, 2016

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• A penny saved is a penny earned.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Funny, Inspiring, Money

  Benjamin Franklin (2016). “Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: new annotated edition”, p.34, MarcoPolo

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• Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Watches, Dollars, Care

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  Be careful who you call your friends. I’d rather have four quarters than one hundred pennies.

  Al Capone

  Best Friend, Fake Friends, Bad Friend

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• Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Thinking, People, Want

  Barbara Kingsolver (2009). “Animal Dreams: A Novel”, p.36, Harper Collins

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• Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Morning, Business, Reality

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• When someone asks you, A penny for your thoughts, and you put your two cents in, what happens to the other penny?

  George Carlin

  Funny, Humor, Two

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• Every time I see a coin on the street, I stop, pick it up, put it into my pocket, and say out loud "Thank you, God, for this symbol of abundance that keeps flowing into my life" Never once have I asked, "Why only a penny, God? You know I need a lot more than that."

  Wayne Dyer

  Thank You God, Pockets, Needs

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• If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves.

  J. Paul Getty

  Dollars, Looks, Ifs

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• Whatever your dream is, every extra penny you have needs to be going to that.

  Will Smith

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "I, Robocop" by Jennifer Hillner, www.wired.com. July 01, 2004.

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• If you can be kind and considerate for one day, then you can be for another. It won't cost you a penny in the world. Begin today.

  Dale Carnegie

  Inspirational, Kindness, New Beginnings

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• If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold, I'd have all the treasures my pockets could hold.

  Dolly Parton

  Sadness, Heartache, Gold

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• ... some day you will have to give an account for every penny you spent.

  Billy Graham

  Money, Giving, Accounts

  Billy Graham (1966). “The Quotable Billy Graham”

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• If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.

  Rachel Roy

  Feel Good, Feelings, Steps

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• Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.

  Thomas Sowell

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.

  Mary Landrieu

  The End Of The Day, Ends, Quarters

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• I never had a penny to my name, so I changed my name.

  Richard Prince

  Names, Changed

  Lisa Phillips, Richard Prince (1992). “Richard Prince”, Harry N Abrams Inc

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• Faint heart never won fair lady!
  Nothing venture, nothing win
  Blood is thick, but water's thin
  In for a penny, in for a pound
  It's Love that makes the world go 'round!

  W. S. Gilbert

  Heart, Winning, Blood

  W. S. Gilbert, Ian C. Bradley (2016). “The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan”, p.505, Oxford University Press

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• Mother Teresa was a hero of mine for a long time. I just like the way she took on the world from a very humble place. She has a great quote. When she was leaving her monestary to start Sisters of Charity, she had two pennies. She was asked by a head priest what she could possibly do with two pennies. She said, 'Nothing. But with two pennies and God, I can do anything'.

  Jack Canfield

  Mother, Hero, Humble

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• A penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye.

  Samuel Grafton

  Inspirational, Funny, Stars

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• Well, first of all, I'm worth every penny.

  Howard Stern

  Firsts, Wells

  "Howard Stern Enters the No Spin Zone!". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. December 8, 2005.

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• A penny saved is of more value than a penny paid out.

  Martin Luther

  Saved, Paid, Values

  "What Luther Says". Book by Martin Luther, Section on "Life, Human," No. 2438, 1959.

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• At present, man applies to nature but half his force. He works on the world with his understanding alone. He lives in it, and masters it by a penny-wisdom; and he that works most in it, is but a half-man, and whilst his arms are strong and his digestion good, his mind is imbruted, and he is a selfish savage.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Strong, Selfish, Work

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.46, Library of America

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• Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return.

  Josh Billings

  Men, Dollars, Saving

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