Sayings about Costs
What costs nothing is worth nothing. ~ Dutch Proverbs
The cost is high of the honey that must be licked from thorns. ~ Dutch Proverb
To enjoy life is worth so much more than it costs. ~ French Proverbs
When a habit begins to cost money, it’s called a hobby. ~ Jewish Proverbs
Always count the cost. ~ American Proverbs
Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dearly for them. ~ German Proverbs
Take a second look; it costs you nothing. ~ Chinese Proverb
If charity cost nothing and benevolence caused no heartache, the world would be full of philanthropists. ~ Yiddish Proverb
A drop of water in the eyes of the Tsar costs the country many handkerchiefs. ~ Russian Proverb
Thanks cost nothing. ~ Creole Proverb (Southern U.S.)
It is better to save your innocence at the cost of your honor, than to save your country at the cost of your life. ~ Chinese Proverb
No matter how worthless a man may be, kill him and see how much he costs you. ~ Chinese Proverb
Look for a thrifty woman — even though it may cost you a pair of shoes. ~ Japanese Proverbs
When a woman laughs an experienced man will know how much it will cost him. ~ Indian Proverbs
Do not make jokes that cost more than a ruble. ~ Russian Proverb
Friendly words gain much and cost nothing. ~ Spanish Proverb
Experience costs blood. ~ Yiddish Proverb
Stealing may bring profit, but hanging costs far more. ~ Cambodian Proverb
Kind words are worth much and they cost little. ~ Traditional Proverb
Death does not come free of charge, for it costs us our life. ~ Russian Proverb
Repentance costs dear. ~ French Proverb
If “How are you?” cost a cent, few would hear it. ~ Jamaican Proverbs
Being too nice can cost a lot. ~ Yiddish Proverb
Vinegar that costs nothing is sweeter than honey. ~ Turkish Proverbs
Law’s costly — take a pint and agree. ~ Scottish Proverbs
Civility costs nothing. ~ Traditional Proverb
Too nice can cost a lot of money. ~ Yiddish Proverb
Cheap things cost a lot of money. ~ Spanish Proverb
A woman’s tears are worth a lot, but cost little. ~ Spanish Proverb
Quotations about Costs
Nothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance. ~ Winston Churchill
It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same. ~ Philip Gibbs
Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold. ~ Thomas Jefferson
The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it. ~ Adam Smith
Peace may cost as much as war, but it is a better buy. ~ Author Unknown
That which costs little is less valued. ~ Miguel De Cervantes
Oh, high is the price of parenthood, and daughters may cost you double. You dare not forget, as you thought you could, that youth is a plague and a trouble. ~ Phyllis McGinley
Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of the pleasures; costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases him who gives and ;him who receives, and thus, like mercy, it is twice blessed. ~ Erastus Wiman
A person should never try to purchase pleasure at the cost of pain, or even at the risk of incurring it. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
Remember: One lie does not cost you one truth but the truth. ~ Christian Freidrich Hebbel
Our costliest expenditure is time. ~ Author Unknown
Those things that are dearest to us have cost us the most. ~ Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The thing that goes the farthest towards making life worth while, That costs the least, and does the most, is just a pleasant smile. ~ Wilbur D. Nesbit
Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also produce their own image on men’s souls, and a beautiful image it is. ~ Blaise Pascal
Teach us to give and not count the cost. ~ St. Ignatius Loyola
I don’t want yes men around me. I want everyone to tell the truth, even if it costs them their jobs. ~ Samuel Goldwyn
Money often costs too much. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Violence is unnecessary and costly. Peace is the only way. ~ Julius Kambarge Nyerere
You build on cost and you borrow on value. ~ Paul Reichmann
What you get free costs too much. ~ Jean Anouilh
Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Remember the poor, it costs nothing. ~ Josh Billings
Politeness is an easy virtue, costs little, and has great purchasing power. ~ Louisa May Alcott
The achievements which society rewards are won at the cost of diminution of personality. ~ Carl Jung
True feeling justifies, whatever it may cost. ~ May Sarton
Education costs money, but then so does ignorance. ~ Sir Claus Moser
It’s not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts. ~ Will Rogers
In spite of the cost of living, it’s still popular. ~ Kathleen Norris
If you have to ask how much it costs, you can’t afford it. ~ John Pierpont Morgan
Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life.~ Merle Shan
The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment. ~ William A. Ward
That’s what I consider true generosity.You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing. ~ Simone De Beauvoir
You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. ~ Bob Hope
If we could sell our experience for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires. ~ Abigail Van Buren
Joy, has no cost. ~ Marianne Williamson
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. ~ Blaise Pascal
Pleasure is not pleasant unless it cost dear. ~ Author Unknown
In life, the first thing you must do is decide what you really want. Weigh the costs and the results. Are the results worthy of the costs? Then make up your mind completely and go after your goal with all your might. ~ Alfred A. Montapert
That laughter costs too much which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency. ~ John Quinton
It costs to be stupid. The stupider you are, the more it costs. ~ Sherrill Brown
Pity cost nothing and isn’t worth nothing. ~ Josh Billings
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. ~ Brendan F. Behan
The richer your friends, the more they will cost you. ~ Elizabeth Marbury
The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart. ~ W. C. Fields
An old-timer is one who remembers when it cost more to run a car than to park it. ~ Author Unknown
Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them. ~ Thomas Fuller
Excellence costs a great deal. ~ May Sarton
Anyone can hate. It costs to love. ~ John Williamson
The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. ~ William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life, which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Forgetting is the cost of living cheerfully. ~ Zoe Akins
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. ~ John F. Kennedy
Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing. ~ Denis Waitley
Nothing great is lightly won, nothing won is lost. Every good deed that’s nobly done will always repay the cost. ~ Author Unknown
Making a million dollars is the simplest thing in the world. Just find a product that sells for $2000 and that you can buy at a cost of $1000, and sell a thousand of them. ~ Jerry Gillies
Lower Your Costs to Maximize Your Return. ~ Video
