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A fat kitchen, a lean will.

Meaning: Excessive spending on pleasures leaves little inheritance or resources for one's heirs and future security.

Origin: From 'A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases' (1870). Public domain.

Translations

  • French: Grande chère petit testament (literally: A fat kitchen makes a lean will)

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