John Heywood (1497–1580) English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of proverbs
Part II, chapter 4.
Proverbs (1546)
Variant: A penny for your thought.
“A penny for your thoughts.”
Introduction.
Polite Conversation (1738)
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Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, and poet 1667–1745Related quotes
“A penny saved is a penny got.”
Benjamin Franklin book Poor Richard's Almanack
Preface, Poor Richard's Almanack (1758)
Poor Richard's Almanack
“Without your love
It's a honky-tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade.”
Yip Harburg (1896–1981) American song lyricist
"It's Only a Paper Moon" (1933) (co-written with Billy Rose).
Context: Without your love
It's a honky-tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in a penny arcade. It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me.
“… 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)
“This I did to prevent expences, for … a penny sav'd, is a penny got.”
Edward Ravenscroft (1654–1707) English dramatist
The Canterbury Guests: or, a bargain broken (1695), Act II, scene iv.
Thomas Fuller (1608–1661) English churchman and historian
The History of the Worthies of England (1662) ; Worthies of Huntingtonshire – John Yong.
Greg Mortenson (1957) American mountaineer and humanitarian
Source: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time