ProverbCommunication
English origin
English originSpare to speak and spare to spend.
Meaning: Restraint in both words and money preserves resources and prevents regrettable waste.
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.
Equivalents in French
French: Qui ne veut parler, ne veut gagner (literally: Spare to speak and spare to speed)
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