Frugality is an estate.
Meaning: Living modestly and saving wisely accumulates wealth as surely as inheriting land.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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- Gold alone makes not prosperity. — Material wealth without other resources—health, relationships, knowledge—cannot sustain g…
- Gold dust blinds all eyes. — Wealth's allure corrupts judgment, making people unable to see truth or act morally.
- Grasp all, lose all. — Excessive greed causes you to forfeit everything you already possess through careless amb…
- Great marks are soonest hit. — Ambitious targets attract the most attention and effort, making them easier to accomplish…
- Gray hairs are death's blossoms. — Aging is nature's visible warning that mortality approaches with each passing year.
From our idioms
- Un corbeau — The anonymous author of poison-pen letters.
- Bayer aux corneilles — To stand around idly, staring into space.
- Un panier de crabes — A group whose members constantly undermine one another.