"Hints For Those That Would Be Rich", Poor Richard's Almanack (1737)
Poor Richard's Almanack
“342. A Penny sav'd is Two-pence got.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1737) : A Penny sav'd is Twopence clear.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“A penny saved is a penny got.”
Benjamin Franklin book Poor Richard's Almanack
Preface, Poor Richard's Almanack (1758)
Poor Richard's Almanack
“… a penny saved is better than a penny earned.”
Martin Luther book Table Talk
The Duty of a Husband and Wife (17 March 1539), No. 4408. LW 54:337 http://books.google.com/books?id=zsbXAAAAMAAJ&q=%22penny+saved+is+better+than+a+penny+earned%22&dq=%22penny+saved+is+better+than+a+penny+earned%22&lr= <br class="br">Table Talk (1569)
Thomas Fuller (1608–1661) English churchman and historian
The History of the Worthies of England (1662) ; Worthies of Huntingtonshire – John Yong.
“4369. That penny's well spent, that saves a Groat.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation
What Luther Says, Section on “Life, Human,” No. 2438. Rules for a Thrifty Life. 2, p. 784 http://books.google.com/books?lr=&id=NQA5AAAAIAAJ&dq=luther+%22penny+saved+is+better+than+a+penny+earned%22&q=+%22penny+%22#search_anchorvol|.
