1 Avarice is more directly opposed to thrift than generosity is. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Avarice, Opposition, Thrift, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France Copy
2 It is true thrift to use the best ingredients available and to waste nothing. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, James Beard, Quality, Sustainability, Thrift, 0 James Beard Copy
3 Thrift is poetic because it is creative; waste is unpoetic because it is waste. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gilbert K. Chesterton, Creativity, Thrift, Waste, 0 Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy
4 We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand. Author, January 13, 2024January 6, 2025, Lady Randolph Churchill, Adventure, Extravagance, Thrift, 0 Lady Randolph Churchill Socialite · USA Copy
5 The engine which drives enterprise is not thrift, but profit. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Maynard Keynes, Enterprise, Profit, Thrift, 0 John Maynard Keynes Economist · United Kingdom Copy
6 Employ every economy consistent with thoroughness, accuracy and reliability. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Arthur Nielsen, precision, Thrift, Trustworthiness, 0 Arthur Nielsen Market researcher · USA Copy
7 Waste begets self-will; thrift begets meanness: but better be mean than self-willed. Read explanation Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Confucius, Thrift, Waste, 0 Confucius Philosopher · China Copy
8 Provision is the foundation of hospitality, and thrift the fuel of magnificence. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Sidney, Hospitality, Provision, Thrift, 0 Philip Sidney Poet and courtier · England Copy
9 Be thrifty, but not covetous. Author, October 17, 2023January 2, 2025, George Herbert, Desire, Moderation, Thrift, 0 George Herbert Pastor · England Copy
10 The opposite of consumption is not thrift – it is generosity. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Raj Patel, Consumption, Generosity, Thrift, 0 Raj Patel Economist Copy
11 It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow. Author, June 10, 2023January 2, 2025, Aesop, Future, Preparation, Thrift, 0 Aesop Author · Greece Copy
12 The opposite of consumption isn’t thrift. It’s generosity. Author, July 26, 2023January 2, 2025, Raj Patel, Consumption, Generosity, Thrift, 0 Raj Patel Economist Copy
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