Store is no sore.
Meaning: Abundance acquired through prudent saving prevents the pain of future scarcity and want.
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, Spanish, Japanese, and German
- French: Abondance de biens ne nuit pas (literally: Store is no sore)
- Spanish: Lo que abunda no daña (literally: What is abundant does no harm)
- Japanese: 備えあれば憂いなし (Sonae areba urei nashi) (literally: If you are prepared, you have no worries)
- German: Haben ist besser als brauchen (literally: Having is better than needing)
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