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 | A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. — Charles Darwin, 1809-1882, British scientist 11 likes |
 | We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989] 6 likes |
 | A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 6 likes |
 | Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 4 likes |
 | Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 3 likes |
| Time is a waste of money. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 3 likes |
 | Wealth comes from industry and from the hard experience of human toil. To dissipate it in waste and extravagance is disloyalty to humanity. — Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929] 3 likes |
 | There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich. — Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress 3 likes |
| There is nothing more precious than Time, and nothing more prodigally wasted. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 3 likes |
 | Money is like time: do not waste it, you'll always have enough. — Duc de Levis, 1764-1830, French politician & author of maxims 3 likes |
 | Expenditures rise to meet income. — Northcote Parkinson, 1909-1993, British historian 2 likes |
 | Short as life is, we make it still shorter by the careless waste of time. — Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer 2 likes |
 | Diplomats were invented simply to waste time. — David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922] 2 likes |
 | If you throw money out of the window throw it out with joy. Don’t say: 'one shouldn’t do that' - that is bourgeois. — Karl Lagerfeld, 1933-2019, German fashion designer 2 likes |
 | The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. |
 | We use up in the passions all the stuff that was given to us for happiness. |
 | If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of. |
 | Those who spend too fast never grow rich. |
 | Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness. |
| The spendthrift robs his heirs, the miser robs himself. |
 | Revolutions waste a lot of time. |
 | A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition. |
 | I am looking for the secret of not wasting anything. — Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist |
 | It's better to spend money like there's no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there's no money. |
Ancient Greek
 | The lack of money never caused prodigality. Ουδέποτε απορία χρημάτων εγέννησεν ασωτίαν. — Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian 3 likes |
 | Fools yearn for what is gone and waste what they have. Ανοήμονες των απεόντων ορέγονται τα δε παρεόντα αμαλδύνουσιν. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 2 likes |
