a penny saved is a penny earned

谚语

英文释义

谚语
  1. A maxim for thrift stating that money not spent may be spent later, or may earn interest in the meantime.
    — I have reason to fear, that too many masters of ships forget that good old saying, "A penny saved is a penny earned".

词源

First use appears c. 1804. See cite below. Commonly misattributed to Benjamin Franklin, who actually wrote "a penny saved is two pence clear."
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