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Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Te

Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. – Samuel Johnson

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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. – Samuel Johnson

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Avarice is generally the last passion of those lives of which the first part has been squandered in pleasure, and the second devoted to ambition. He that sinks under the fatigue of getting wealth, lulls his age with the milder business of saving it. – Samuel Johnson

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Whatever thrift is, it is not avarice. Avarice is not generous; and, after all, it is the thrifty people who are generous. – Lord Rosebery

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Frugality is misery in disguise. – Publilius Syrus

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Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. – Benjamin Franklin

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By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. – Agesilaus

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