Some Thrifty Sayings to Live By

Vintage Scottish Doll Dancer performing the Sword Dance

• A penny saved is a penny earned. ~Benjamin Franklin​
• Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?  ~Cicero
• He who does not economize will have to agonize.  ~Confucius
• Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.  ~William Lowndes
• Waste not, want not. ~18th Century / Willful waste makes woeful want.  ~16th Century saying
• Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.  ~Depression-era phrase                                               (Popular versions used)

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