Famous quotes containing the word sparing:
“Drink your fill when the jar is first opened, and when it is nearly done, but be sparing when it is half-empty; it’s a poor saving when you come to the dregs.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)
“Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)
“A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)