APAD: Waste not, want not

Two sources say

- The less we waste, the less we need, and

- If you use a commodity or resource carefully and without extravagance you will

  never be in need.

 

That is, 'waste not' leads to 'want not.'

 

I was always under the false impression that the two were independent and

therefore sometimes said "want not, waste not," which could lead to confusion.

APAD straightened me out. Cheers! :-)

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• 1st time hearing it, commonsense though -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/30/2023 postreply 14:54:51

• I think Ben Franklin included this in his Almanac. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/31/2023 postreply 07:02:17

• 有一点点“无欲则刚”的味道:):):) -Zhuzitaba- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/31/2023 postreply 05:27:42

• Diametrical opposite of consumerism. :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/31/2023 postreply 07:06:03