sparingly

Adverb

Meaning

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

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she thought it was the misfortune of poetry, to be seldom safely enjoyed by those who enjoyed it completely; and that the strong feelings which alone could estimate it truly, were the very feelings which ought to taste it but sparingly. Jane Austen

For a warrior, to be inaccessible means that he touches the world around him sparingly. And above all, he deliberately avoids exhausting himself and others. He doesn't use and squeeze people until they have shriveled to nothing, especially the people he loves. Carlos Castaneda

If it be true that in showing pity and compassion we think of ourselves, because we fear to be one day or another in the same circumstances as those unfortunate people for whom we feel, why are the latter so sparingly relieved by us of their condition? Jean de La Bruyère

Feed sparingly and defy the physician. American Proverb

One who has little relish must eat sparingly. Swahili Proverb

Promise freely, fullfill sparingly. Swedish Proverb

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