For [the] quick in wit and light in manners be either seldom troubled or very soon weary, in carrying a very heavy purse.

-Ascham, Roger
  The Schoolmaster, bk.2.

Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt lie in wait for thine own life, and be talked on.

-Bible (Apocrypha)
Ecclesiasticus18:33.

Fond Pride of Dress is sure an Empty Curse; E'er Fancy you consult, consult your Purse.

-Franklin, Benjamin
Poor Richard Improved, May.

One disadvantage of being a hog is that at any moment some blundering fool may try to make a silk purse out of your wife's ear.

-Michael) pseudonym Beachcomber
By the Way.

The purse is the mirror of the soul.

-Quindlen, Anna
  In the NewYorkTimes,16 Dec.