Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny.
Quotations by Plutarch

Other quotes and quotations :

• Oh, God! that bread should be so dear! And flesh and blood so cheap! Thomas Hood
• All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear. Henry David Thoreau
• A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny. Yiddish Proverb
• Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life. William Shakespeare
• The superfluous is very necessary. Voltaire
• It is the superfluous things for which men sweat. Seneca
• With one hand he put a penny in the urn of poverty, and with the other took a shilling out. Robert Pollok
• Nowadays, a penny saved is ridiculous! Shelby Friedman
• Penny wise is often pound foolish. French Proverb
• A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. Ingrid Bergman