| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Spare |
| | | Always to be sparing is always to be in want. Danish. | 1 |
| Better spare at the brim than at the bottom. | 2 |
| Better spare to have of thine own than to ask others. | 3 |
| Better spared than ill spent. | 4 |
| Ever spare, ever bare. | 5 |
| He that spares the wicked injures the good. Publius Syrus. | 6 |
| He that spares something to-day will have something to-morrow. Dutch. | 7 |
| He that spares when he is young may spend when he is old. | 8 |
| He that spares vice wrongs virtue. French, German. | 9 |
| He that spareth the purse spoileth the child. Fielding. | 10 |
| He that spareth the rod hateth his son, but he that loveth him chastiseth him betimes. Bible. | 11 |
He who spends more than he should,
Shall not have to spare when he would. | 12 |
| It is as great a mischief to spare all as it is cruelty to spare none. | 13 |
| Spare well and spend well. | 14 |
| Spare when you are young, and spend when you are old. | 15 |
| Spare your breath to cool your pottage. | 16 |
| ’Tis too late to spare when the pocket is bare. German, Dutch. | 17 | | |
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