Sayings

Saying of the day

Sayings about accounts, thrift, honesty, time and knowledge. One is shown on the home page every day.

  1. Today's saving is tomorrow's opportunity.
  2. Numbers don't lie, but they can be misinterpreted.
  3. The truth does not fear checking.
  4. Financial discipline is the beginning of freedom.
  5. Whoever repays a debt on time has a calm heart.
  6. Whoever doesn't keep track of accounts loses their purse.
  7. One who knows the numbers understands the situation.
  8. One who knows an obligation feels the responsibility.
  9. The risk-taker wins; the one who counts doesn't go wrong.
  10. What matters is not how large the income is but how orderly the spending is.
  11. Learning little by little, one becomes wise.
  12. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
  13. Work without accounts is work without abundance.
  14. One who knows their income does not fear expenses.
  15. The shadow of a crooked tree is crooked too.
  16. It is harder to keep money than to earn it.
  17. A hidden mistake makes the loss grow.
  18. Every tiyin asks for an account.
  19. Behind every number there is a decision.
  20. Don't pass judgment on a single example.
  21. Drop by drop becomes a lake.
  22. Whoever doesn't value one soum won't value a thousand either.
  23. Audit is the test of trust.
  24. To save is to earn.
  25. Measure seven times, cut once.
  26. Accounts are the language of truth.
  27. Friends whose accounts are clear stay friends.
  28. Where there is order, there is plenty.
  29. To know taxes is to know your rights.
  30. A result without measurement is a guess.
  31. Numbers speak, the specialist explains.
  32. The fuller and more accurate the data, the more reliable the conclusion.
  33. Don't say eight before you have counted.
  34. Cut one, plant ten.
  35. A document speaks, not a guess.
  36. Whoever manages money manages their life.
  37. Statistics is understanding the truth through numbers.
  38. Better to see once than to hear a hundred times.
  39. An unchecked calculation is an unknown risk.
  40. Tax literacy is financial security.
  41. A lie has a short life.
  42. Correct calculation is the foundation of a correct decision.
  43. Accuracy is an accountant's greatest asset.
  44. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  45. Don't put off today's work until tomorrow.

These are short sayings: some are folk proverbs, some are modern sayings about accounts and finance; no author is named. The Russian and English versions keep the meaning and are free translations.