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Quote by Samuel Johnson
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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The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are. – Samuel Johnson

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Thrift comes too late when you find it at the bottom of your purse. – Seneca

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

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The thrift that does not make a man charitable sours into avarice. – M.W. Harrison

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