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Costs Proverbs



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

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