Quote#Wisdom
This I did to prevent expences, for … a penny sav'd, is a penny got
Quote byEdward Ravenscroft · 1654–1707
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Canterbury Guests: or, a bargain broken (1695), Act II, scene iv..
English (original)
This I did to prevent expences, for … a penny sav'd, is a penny got.
— Edward Ravenscroft
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