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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

3968 Henry Fielding 1707-1754 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:3968
AUTHOR:Henry Fielding (1707–1754)
QUOTATION:Penny saved is a penny got. 1
ATTRIBUTION:The Miser. Act iii. Sc. 12.
WORKS:Henry Fielding Collection.
 
Note 1.
A penny saved is twopence dear;
A pin a day ’s a groat a year.
Benjamin Franklin: Hints to those that would be Rich (1736). [back]